Dreaming of having that rich, carpet-like lawn you see in home magazines? Using compost as fertilizer might be your best bet to achieve that, as it is one of the natural ways to keep your lawn green.

Lawns are surprisingly resilient during dry spells. Grass is adapted to going dormant (i.e. brown) as a way to cut down on water needs when rain isn’t happening. Then it’s able to “green up” when a ...