Tomatoes need sun—not partial sun or dappled shade, but 6 to 8 hours of full, bright sunlight per day. You have got to plant in full sun! Leafy plants that produce large fruit need light. Remember, the amount of flowers (and, therefore, fruit) produced is directly correlated to the amount of sunlight received.
Mow lawn at 2 to 2½ inches, removing one-third or less of the leaf blade
Fertilizing your lawn can make it extra green and lush and keep it from looking brown or dried out, even in hot weather. If your lawn has seen better days, consider hiring a fertilizer delivery service to help it out.
You should try to put the nutrients on your lawn within a day or two of a coming rainstorm. If there is no rain in your forecast, then you can simply water the grass to have a similar effect. This lets the nutrients from the fertilizer get into the soil and feed the roots so you have the greenest lawn on the block.
Use groundcovers for problem areas and to unify divergent components of the landscape. They can be used as traffic barriers, visual guides and to define space. Try groundcovers where lawn grass either won’t grow or is too difficult to maintain such as in very small, confined landscapes.
Boxwoods;
- Purchase from reputable suppliers who adhere to a boxwood blight compliance agreement.
- Mulch boxwood plantings.
- Prune instead of shear, and remove branches that touch the ground.
Two species that have the greatest potential to be suitable boxwood substitutes are Ilex crenata, Japanese holly and Ilex glabra, inkberry holly.
another inkberry boxwood substitute will be Strong Box® Ilex glabra ‘Ilexfarrowtracey’.
There are so many beautiful and useful plant species in the world, so we have lots of choices. When it comes to replacing boxwood these three selections fit the niche.
https://www.greenwoodnursery.com/boxwood-alternatives-substitutes-look-alike
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/are-your-boxwoods-turning-brown-this-is-probably-why/146106/