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Author: Danielle Gorski

Danielle Gorski combines her love of plants with her love of writing to create informative articles on lawn care. Her favorite part about her yard is decorating it for the holiday season.

How to Put Holiday Decorations in Your Yard and Not Destroy Your Grass

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: December 15, 2024
Landscaping

How to put up holiday decorations in your yard and not ruin your grass? LawnStarter’s Danielle Gorski details how her family does it.

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What is Xeriscaping?

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: June 5, 2025
Landscaping

Xeriscaping is a drought-friendly approach to landscaping that conserves water and decreases lawn maintenance. Discover the 7 principles, including soil improvement and appropriate plant selection, in our article.

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How to Get Rid of Leaf Spot and Melting Out in Lawns

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: June 17, 2025
General Lawn Care

A combination of fungicide treatments and good lawn care practices, such as proper mowing, irrigation, and soil management, is the most effective way to get rid of leaf spot and melting out in your lawn.

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How to Get Rid of Chinch Bugs on the Lawn

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: March 22, 2025
Pest control

When chinch bugs cause brown patches in your lawn, the best way to get rid of them is by implementing good lawn care practices to cultivate healthy grass.

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What is Drought-Tolerant Landscaping?

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: June 9, 2025
Landscaping

Drought-tolerant landscaping is a way to landscape your yard so it can endure dry spells. We’ll explain the key elements, including drought-friendly plants, efficient irrigation, soil health, and hardscaping.

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How to Get Rid of Poison Ivy in Your Yard

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: June 5, 2025
Landscaping

Get rid of poison ivy in your yard with herbicide or vinegar solutions, by mowing it back, scalding it with boiling water, hand-pulling, or even turning it into a snack for goats.

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8 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Mow Wet Grass

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: May 6, 2025
General Lawn Care

Reasons why you shouldn’t mow wet grass are that wet grass clogs up your lawn mower, trims grass unevenly, compacts soil, and spreads lawn disease.

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How to Apply Pre-Emergent Herbicides

By Danielle Gorski | Updated: February 10, 2025
General Lawn Care

Learn how to apply pre-emergent herbicides, both liquid and granular, in this article. Discover tricks of the trade and what tools you need for this DIY job.

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