If you still bag your grass consider purchasing a mulching mower the next time you buy a lawn mower. In the meantime, recycle your grass clippings, by either spreading it on your vegetable and flower gardens, or mixing it into the compost pile.

You'll give your lawn valuable nutrients by grinding up the clippings with your mulching mower. You can do the same thing with tree leaves in the fall. And, don't worry: grass clippings don't promote thatch.