As a seasoned golf course architect, Forrest Richardson gives a lot of thought to the minutiae of the game. Among the topics he has been inclined to ponder: the proper placement of bunker rakes.

Rakes are a traditional solution, but it can be heavy manual labor to rake a whole lawn. I've tested lots of leaf blowers ...

"Scarifying a lawn is simply the process of removing dead thatch (the brown material found beneath the green grass blades). A ...

In the meantime, the garden centers have lots of primroses ... the roots of your lawn are still dormant. If you were to rake your lawn now, you will pull the grass right out of the ground.