A greener, healthier yard doesn't always mean punching holes in the soil. There's an alternative aeration method that's easy to apply and gentler on your soil.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man using gas powered aerating machine to aerate a lawn - Virrage Images/Shutterstock Many homeowners would agree that lawns are ...

Lawn aerating involves perforating your lawn with many small holes, breaking up heavily compacted soil so water, nutrients and oxygen can better reach the roots. This lawn care process improves ...

Q: I recently moved down south from the Northeast and want to keep my new lawn healthy. When is the best time to aerate the lawn?A: Punching holes into the soil with a lawn aerator, a tool that has ...

Autumn top dressing drops a sand and loam mix into aeration holes, and the payoff lands next spring as a flatter, denser lawn ...

Your lawn needs water and other nutrients to keep it looking lush. Unfortunately, when soil becomes compacted, water and air cannot reach the lower layers of the soil. In that situation, any nutrient ...