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Practical, non-salesy guides to help Seattle homeowners understand landscaping problems, costs and next steps before they call a company.
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- Seattle Lawns: Best Grass, Moss Control and When to Seed
Which grass grows in Seattle, why moss takes over, and when to seed, feed and aerate a western Washington lawn on wet glacial soil with dry summers. - How to Fix a Soggy Yard on Puget Sound Glacial Till
Why Seattle-area yards stay wet all winter and how to fix them: downspouts, grading, curtain drains, rain gardens, cisterns, soil and slope rules. - Watering in Seattle's Dry Summers: Irrigation, Dormant Lawns and Rebates
How much to water in a Seattle summer, utility guidance, whether to install irrigation, backflow testing rules and what rebates may be available.
Sources and further reading
- Washington State University Extension
- WSU Extension: Fine fescue for home lawns (FS200E)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
- Washington L&I: Register as a contractor
- WAC 296-200A-016: Contractor specialty definitions
- Washington State Department of Agriculture: Commercial applicator license
- Seattle Public Utilities: Backflow assembly testing
- Saving Water Partnership
- King County: RainWise
- Seattle SDCI: Environmentally Critical Areas code
- Seattle SDCI: Trees and codes
- King County Noxious Weed List
- Washington UTC: Call 811 before you dig
- Washington Department of Ecology: Tacoma Smelter Plume
- City of Redmond: Wellhead protection
- EPA WaterSense