Diagnosing what went wrong
Yellow lawns, winter burn, noxious weeds and fire risk. How to tell what you're looking at, and what to do about it.
Fire-Resistant Plants and Defensible Space for Montana Homes
The letter says your premium doubled.
Why Is My Montana Lawn Yellow? A Diagnostic Guide
You watered it. You fed it. And in the third week of June, your Montana lawn went yellow anyway.
Winter Burn in Montana: Why Your Evergreens Turn Brown (and How to Stop It)
In October it was a blue-green spruce, dense and healthy, and you'd already pictured it at twenty feet. By February the south side is straw-colored, not dead in any…
Noxious Weeds in Montana: What the Law Requires You to Do
A patch of oxeye daisy in the back corner of a quarter-acre lot in town. That is where most Montana homeowners first meet this law.
Snow Mold, Brown Patch and What Actually Kills a Montana Lawn
The snow pulls back in March and there it is: a matted, gray, crusted patch where the drift sat all winter. It looks dead. Something got in under that blanket and…
Spring Cleanup in Montana: The Order Matters
The first warm Saturday in March, the snow pulls back off the lawn, and you are out there with a rake before lunch.
Fall Lawn Care in Montana: Why September Decides Your Winter
Every April you walk out to the same lawn, gray at the base, thin along the driveway, with a straw-colored halo where the snow sat longest, and you blame the winter.
Winterising Your Sprinkler System in Montana
You turned the water off in November and felt responsible about it. Then the snow melted, you went out to start the system, and there was water arcing out of the…
