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Natural lawn care works!! "Eleven Steps to a Healthy Lawn" makes it easy to reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous products while saving time, water, money and helping to preserve our environment.

Healthy lawns grow on healthy soil. Following a few easy steps will help to build healthy soil and vigorous deep-rooted lawns. A healthy lawn is more resistant to disease, will tolerate some insect and drought damage and will out-compete many weeds.

The keys to a healthy lawn are:

         - Healthy soil
         - Choosing the right plants
         - Healthy pest-resistant plants
         - Careful management





Remember, a few weeds or insects doesn't mean you have a pest problem or that a pesticide is needed. Look at the problem and find a solution other than using a pesticide. Nature can often deal with the problem on its own. For instance, ladybugs will move in to solve an aphid problem. It's important to know that if you choose to purchase ladybugs, choose native species.

Ask yourself:
         - Which pest do I have?
         - What's causing the problem?
         - What can I live with?
         - What can I do that does not include using a pesticide?
         - Did it work?