First of all, one has to remember that the basics of lawn maintenance start with the necessary implements. One has to invest in an excellent lawnmower, for example you can buy a good Deere model. It depends upon how large your lawn is. A grass lawn positively enjoys being trimmed drastically, and mowing your lawn is going to be extremely good therapeutic exercise for you when you have nothing else or constructive to do. You keep a newspaper for seven days, it prevents the light of the sun from entering beneath and hence kills the unwanted plants. Saturating the newspaper that you place on the ground every day helps in the decomposition of the plants that die in this process. The dead plants also help in increasing the nutrition and minerals for the soil. For lawn aeration we need moist and not wet soil which may otherwise cling to the aerator’s tines. If you live in an area experiencing heavy rainfall then wait till the soil has dried sufficiently before starting on the aeration procedure. Once the soil reaches a properly moist state you should use lawn aerator to plough out the soil cores. To maintain a healthy body we need a balanced diet in a similar manner to enjoy the goodness of a great garden you need fertilizers. It has been scientifically proven that plants have life so instead of taking our lawn for granted we need to provide it with a nourishing diet to make it grow and glow. You can also use a push broom to spread it across your lawn. Compositing is very helpful for your lawn as the soil is provided with essential nutrients and minerals that help in the increasing the yield and production of various flowers and plants. Preparing turf is also very easy. It is very helpful and healthy for the soil of your lawn. If you happen to be living in an area where both the winter and the summer is quite mild you are going to make sure that your lawns, whether they be sod lawns or turf lawns are seeded with grass, which might belong to these different varieties, like St. Augustine Carpet Bermuda, Bahia, and Centipede etc.