(NC) During the warmer months, schedules are packed and you might not get the time you want to dedicate to pampering your lawn. However, obtaining a healthy and beautiful lawn can be accomplished easily by incorporating a few tricks.

“Most of us take pride in our property's curb appeal, but may not have the time needed to create a lawn that is the envy of the neighbourhood,” explains Michelle Sordi of Husqvarna Canada, the world's largest producer of outdoor power equipment. “By applying a combination of eco-friendly practices and innovative technologies you can create fabulous results more efficiently.”

Choose vegetation wisely: Ensure you are seeding your lawn with a grass that is native to your area. It will take far less effort to encourage healthy growth through feeding and over-seeding if it already thrives regionally.

Stop raking: Leave your clipping bag and rake in the shed, and your grass clippings on the ground. Made up mostly of water, grass clippings begin to decompose almost immediately, bringing natural nutrients to your lawn without the need for man-made supplements. Make sure those clippings are less than one inch in length so that they appropriately filter down to the soil surface to decompose.

Robots: For the ultimate in low maintenance lawn care, engage a robot like the Automower 450X. On its own, it will mow up to 1.25 acres on a single charge of its quiet electric motor, rain or shine. This robotic mower allows you to spend less time mowing and more effort on passion landscaping projects.

Find more information, tips and local power tool dealer locations at www.husqvarna.ca.

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