Lawn Care - Herbein's Garden Center

Choosing the Right Grass Seed for Your Lawn

When it comes time to seed your lawn, the options can seem endless for which brand, which blend, and which size bag is the right choice for you. Choosing the wrong type of seed can have long-term consequences as any undesirable or mis-matched grass types introduced to the lawn will…

Using the Scotts Turf Builder Program for Your Lawn

A structured fertilizer plan increases turf density, improves color, and reduces weed pressure. Scotts Turf Builder products provide a straightforward schedule for most cool-season lawns in Pennsylvania, where Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and turf-type tall fescue dominate.

Organic Lawn Care with Espoma Turf-Tone

But for DIY homeowners who want a more hands-on approach without synthetic products, there’s the Espoma Turf-Tone program! Every product in this line is organic, slow-release, and designed to build soil health instead of forcing fast growth.

Enhanced soil health and lawn care with professional soil amendments at Herbein's Garden Center.

The Importance of Soil Amendments for a Healthy Residential Lawn

Fall fertilizer acts as a winterizer for your lawn, providing it with the essential nutrients it needs to strengthen the root system and stay healthy over the dormant winter season and into early spring.

Colorful fall leaves scattered on lush green grass at Herbein's Garden Center.

Lawn Care, Minute with Matt

Minute with Matt: Fall Fertilization

Fall fertilizer acts as a winterizer for your lawn, providing it with the essential nutrients it needs to strengthen the root system and stay healthy over the dormant winter season and into early spring.

Lynch Valley Lawn delivery van delivering plants and lawn care supplies to Herbein's Garden Center.

Organic-Based Lawn Fertilizer or Synthetic?

Fertilizer treatments are essential for healthy lawns, but should you choose an organic-based lawn fertilizer or a synthetic option?

Yellow dandelions blooming in garden grass, Herbeins Garden Center plants and flowers.

Broadleaf Weeds vs. Grassy Weeds

Broadleaf weeds and grassy weeds are common in lawns, but knowing what they specifically are and how they differ can prove to be handy knowledge.