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Common Lawn Issues

Helping You Identify Problems that Might Occur in Your Yard

Annual Bluegrass

Annual Bluegrass

A weedy grass that has white seed heads and sprouts in the Spring.

Ascochyta Blight

Problem Grass Ascochyta Leaf Blight Lawn

A fungus that appears quickly and causes large bleached patches

Bare Spots

Bare Areas

Patches of your lawn that have exposed dirt and no grass.

Bentgrass

Weed Creeping Bentgrass

A cool season grass that turns brown and looks dead in hot weather.

Billbug Damage

Pest Billbug

Billbugs tunnel into your lawn, eating the grass and causing it to turn brown.

Black Medic

Weed Black Medic Flower

An annual Summer weed with a yellow flower that dies in the cold weather.

Broadleaf Plantain

Weed Broadleaf Plantain

perennial weed with broad leaves that indicates your soil is compacted.

Brown Patch Disease

Problem Grass Brown Patch Disease

Irregularly shaped brown areas in the lawn caused by a fungal disease.

Chickweed

Weed Chickweed Stellaria Media Lawn

An edible broadleaf weed that grows in dense mats in lawns and gardens.

Chinch Bug Damage

Pest_Chinch Bug-1

Chinch Bugs inject their saliva into grass in the hot sun, turning it brown.

Clover

Microclover Lawn Bad

Clover is a legume that helps your lawn fight weeds, diseases and pests.

Coarse Fescue

Problem Coarse Fescue

Patches of rough grass that stay green while the lawn turns brown.

Compacted Soil

Compacted Soil

Compacted soil makes it difficult for plant roots to get air, food and water.

Crabgrass

Problem Grass Crabgrass

An opportunistic annual grass that grows in bare spots with sunlight.

Cut Too Short

Problem Grass Cut Too Short

Mowing your lawn higher will result in greener grass with fewer weeds.

Dandelions

Dandelion

A perennial weed that spreads its seeds and perpetuates itself.

Dog Damage

Problem Grass Dog Damage

The Nitrogen Salt in dog urine can fertilize grass, or kill it in high doses.

Dollar Spot Disease

Problem Grass Dollar Spot

Caused by a fungal organism, grass develops dead, straw-colored spots.

Dormant Grasses

Problem Grass Dormant Grasses

Any grass type can go dormant when the weather gets hot. 

Dull Mower Blades

Problem Grass Torn Grass Blade

Dull mower blades tear the grass instead of cut it, leaving it jagged.

Fairy Ring

Problem Grass Fairy Ring

A dark green circle in your lawn that may have mushrooms growing in it.

Ground Ivy

Problem Grass Ground Ivy Close Up

A member of the mint family, Ground Ivy is a fast growing perennial weed.

Grub Damage

Pest Grubs

Grubs, beetle larvae, voraciously chew off the lawns roots and kill it.

Hairy Bittercress

Problem Grass Hairy Bittercress Detail

A fast growing Winter annual weed with white flowers, visible in Spring.

Heavy Thatch

Soil Thatch

A layer of shoots, stems and roots that accumulate above the soil surface.

Japanese Beetles

Pest Japanese Beetle

One of the most devastating pests to urban landscaping plants.

Leaves On Lawn

Girl Autumn Leaves

You can mulch your leaves with your mower for free lawn compost.

Lesser Celandine

Problem Grass Lesser Celandine

An invasive Spring perennial weed that chokes out surrounding plants.

Mole Damage

Rodent Mole

Moles love soft, wet ground and feed on grubs and earthworms in the soil.

Moss

Problem Grass Moss

Moss prospers in damp, shady areas, where grass struggles to grow.

Mushrooms

Problem Grass Mushrooms

Mushrooms are typically the result of decomposing wood in the soil.

Nimblewill

Problem Grass Nimblewill

A warm season grass that is green in hot weather and brown in cold.

Nutsedge

Problem Grass Nutsedge

Nutsedge is a sedge, not a grass and thrives in warm, wet conditions.

Oxalis

Weed Oxalis

Oxalis is a Summer annual weed and looks like clover with a yellow flower.

Pink Patch Disease

Problem Grass Pink Patch

A fungal organism causes turf to turn brown and produce a pink fuzz.

Poor Soil

Hand Soil

Soil is compacted and stripped of biology needed for plants to grow.

Powdery Mildew

Problem Grass Powdery Mildew

Powdery Mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants.

Prostrate Spurge

Weed Prostrate Spurge

An annual weed with reddish stems that produce a white, milky substance.

Purslane

Weed Purslane

An annual weed with distinctive red stems that sprouts in early Summer.

Red Thread Disease

Problem Grass Red Thread Disease

A fungal organism that produces red threadlike strands in the lawn.

Rough Bluegrass

Problem Grass Rough Bluegrass

This cool season grass turns brown and looks dead in warm weather.

Rust Disease

Problem Grass Rust

Rust is a fungal organism that causes orange growths to form on your grass.

Snow Mold

Problem Grass Snow Mold

A cold weather fungus that damages your grass after the snow melts.

Thistle

Weed Thistle

A fast-spreading, difficult-to-control perennial plant with prickly leaves.

Trimmer Damage

Problem Grass String Trimmer Damage

Scalping the edges of your lawn leads to weeds taking over those spots.

Tree Lawn Damage

Tree Lawn Problems

Tree lawns are the most difficult part of the lawn to keep looking nice. 

Veronica

Problem Grass Veronica

A spreading type of plant that has a purple flower in the early Spring.

Viburnum Beetle

Pest Viburnum Leaf Beetle

This invasive pest actively feeds on Viburnum Plants in landscape settings.

Volcano Mulching

Volcano Mulching

Over mulching leads to surface roots, which will strangle and kill your tree.

Wild Violets

Weed Wild Violets

perennial weed with a purple flower, found in shaded, damp areas.

Zoysia Grass

Zoysia Grass

A warm season grass that stands up to heat, drought, and foot traffic.