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Guides from Stauffer Lawn & Landscape
Straight answers to the questions we hear most, written for our own customers.
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Why your Kansas lawn browns off every July
If your lawn gives up at the same point every summer, the cause was set months earlier and watering harder will not solve it.
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Protecting perennials through a Kansas winter
Kansas winters do less damage through cold than through the number of times the ground freezes and thaws.
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Sod care and watering in the first three weeks
Sod can look perfect for a fortnight and still be dying underneath, because the surface stays green long after the roots have dried.
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
What to do after your lawn has been seeded
Seed does not fail in the bag. It fails in the fortnight after it goes down, almost always because the surface dried out once.
September 22, 2026 · 3 min read
A plant care guide for Kansas gardens
New planting fails for a small number of predictable reasons, and nearly all of them happen in the first two seasons.