Grow Lush Grass By Overseeding, step by step

After overseeding the yard and tossing down some fertilizer to get things going, we swiftly found ourselves with a full fledged jungle on our hands after a long span of rainy days.

You think I am kidding…

But what a difference a little mowing makes.

We are loving the newly coiffed backyard, and we thought we’d explain the swift and straightforward steps it takes to pull of a lush lawn of your own.

First grab some grass seed (we like tall fescue grass here in VA, but it varies regionally) and some starter fertilizer (meant to be applied when seeding or overseeding). We also like to use a broadcast spreader that you push around the yard to spread the seed and fertilizer. Straightforward peasy.

Then be sure to water it for at least 15 minutes every other day (or in our case, simply happen to get plenty of rain over the course of a few weeks). Typically on exactly the seventh day, some compact green blades of grass will emerge, and within another two weeks the grass will grow to at least three inches, at which time it is ready to mow. Then simply water it as needed during any dry periods and otherwise you are good to go.

And since we are talking about the strong outdoors, how about a gratuitous picture of our hot pink azaleas?

Anyone looking for the ideal flowering shrub, look no further. Azaleas border our house on all sides and we get about three solid weeks of pink and white blooms every spring. The rest of the year the bushes are simply cute and green and since we are far sufficient south they are evergreens (which means they do not drop their leaves in the winter) which is a major plus.

Oh and remember the table we built for the sunroom? We have been getting tons of use out of it now that mother nature has began showing off. We enjoy eating dinner out there, and on one rare day John even got to work from home from that quite spot. Tough life, eh?