Posts with tag lawn maintenance

By Lisa Kaplan Gordon We love our dogs, but our yards don't. Dogs dig up the lawn in a heartbeat, eager to bury a bone or pursue a gopher, leaving gaping holes and piles of dirt. Here's how to keep your dog from digging up your yard. (If it's your garden instead, here are tips on how to keep dogs out of your... Continue Reading »

A Georgia woman was sleeping soundly in her bed when a compliance officer allegedly walked right into her home -- and into her bedroom -- to deliver a violation notice for her grass being too long. Erica Masters of Martinez, Ga., was scared half to death when she was awakened by Jimmy Vowell, a county code compliance... Continue Reading »

An unkempt lawn could do more than irritate your neighbors in one Long Island, N.Y., village -- it could land you in jail. The Massapequa Park village board unanimously passed a law imposing fines and even jail time on homeowners who don't keep up their properties, Massapequa Patch reports. Aside from not mowing the... Continue Reading »