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Lawn Care Tips & Insights

Practical advice on keeping a Florida lawn, laying sod that takes, mulching beds properly and fixing irrigation — from the Grand View Lawn Care team in Tampa.

Cut It Higher: The Mowing Height That Fixes Most Tampa Lawns
May 14, 2026

Cut It Higher: The Mowing Height That Fixes Most Tampa Lawns

Most thin, weedy St. Augustine lawns in Hillsborough County are not short of fertiliser. They are being cut too short, too rarely, with a blade that needs sharpening.

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Two Inches, and Keep It Off the Trunk: Getting Mulch Right
August 27, 2026

Two Inches, and Keep It Off the Trunk: Getting Mulch Right

Mulch holds moisture and blocks weeds — but only at the right depth, and only if it is not piled against the plant. Here is what actually works in a Florida bed.

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That Brown Patch Is Probably a Sprinkler, Not a Disease
October 2, 2026

That Brown Patch Is Probably a Sprinkler, Not a Disease

Before you buy fungicide or price up new sod, run the zone and watch it. Most dry patches in a Tampa lawn trace back to one head doing the wrong thing.

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