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Food That Rocks is back! Attend one of four 3-hour sessions on August 19-20 for unlimited food
and cocktail tastings from Sandy Springs’ restaurant favorites
like The Select and Hearth Pizza Tavern. Plus, enjoy chef demonstrations and live music during evening sessions. Guests must be at least 21 years old. 1 Galambos Way. foodthatrocks.com
Celebrate Buckhead’s greenspace and sustainability efforts at Livable Buckhead’s
Mountain Way
Block Party. Hosted at 684 Mountain Drive on September 10, gather
in the new community park for food trucks, live music, fun games
and more. While there, check out the local beehive and eco-friendly pollinator garden. 684 Mountain Dr. livablebuckhead.com
DATE NIGHT IN BUCKHEAD
Eat, drink and cackle with your
cutie during Shake Shack’s Buckhead Rooftop Comedy Series. The event is hosted by local comedian Damon Sumner and features a host of other community comedians devoted to tickling your funny bone. 3035 Peachtree Rd. NE., Ste. A146. buckheadrooftopcomedyseries22.splashthat.com
Celebrating 50 years, Nakato is a date night classic. Cozy up in a booth or by the sushi bar with your sweetheart and savor premier cuts of fish flown in from Japan and watch as experienced
sushi chefs expertly prepare your favorite dishes. 1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd. NE. nakatorestaurant.com
Grab your pup and head to the
Hyatt Centric Buckhead Atlanta for a 101 Dalmationsstyle meet-cute. At the hotel’s weekly Yappy Hour,
humans can sip and socialize while dogs
romp about and lounge in pools to beat the summer heat. 3301 Lenox Pkwy. eventbrite.com
Take the party outdoors with a family-friendly movie night at Old Ivy Park. Sing along with “Sing 2” on August 19, or get your groove on with “The Emperor’s New Groove” on September 16. Special
stars will be onsite for both movies, including reptilian friends for “Sing 2”
and real llamas in pajamas for “The Emperor’s New Groove!” 519 Old Ivy Rd. NE. livablebuckhead.com my
TIPS FOR A GREAT LAWN
IN GEORGIA’S SUMMER HEAT
Home improvement isn’t limited to the interior—it also extends outdoors. More homeowners are seeking to complete the look of their homes by turning their once bare and uninviting lawns into functional and inviting outdoor spaces. Keeping up with a beautiful lawn through the long, hot Georgia summer can be a challenge. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to nurture a beautiful lawn all summer long. Here are some tips to help keep your lawn looking its best in Georgia’s summer heat.
Choose the Right Grass for Your Climate
It helps to start with a locally adapted, disease-resistant variety of turfgrass. Warm-season grasses, such as Zoysia and Bermuda, are ideal in the Southern summer heat since they can withstand higher temperatures and have a higher drought tolerance than other varieties. If you are starting your lawn from scratch this year, be sure to purchase highquality, disease-free sod from a certified producer, such as NG Turf.
Mow High and Mow Often
During periods of stress, such as drought and sustained high temperatures, increase your mowing height to help reduce heat stress.
No matter your grass variety, mow your lawn often enough so that no more than one-third of the leaf blade is removed in a single mowing. Cutting more than a third of the plant material at a time causes the grass to become stressed and more susceptible to disease and pests.
Be sure to keep your mower blades sharp. Dull mower blades tear that grass instead of cutting it, causing the grass to use more water and experience unnecessary stress.
Remove Excess Thatch
and the soil surface, can choke your lawn by preventing life-sustaining air, water, and nutrients from circulating properly. Lawn thatch holds onto moisture at the soil surface, causing grass to develop shallow roots, which in turn makes your lawn less hardy and less drought tolerant.
The moist thatch environment also creates favorable conditions for infiltrating fungus, insects, and disease. Bottom line—if left unchecked, thatch can weaken and eventually kill your grass.
Dethatching promotes growth, so excessive lawn thatch should be removed during the growing season. If your lawn’s thatch layer is more than half an inch thick, dethatching is advised.
Water Deep
Proper irrigation is the most cost-effective practice that enhances turf growth. If you have an established lawn, it is best to water less frequently but deeply. Roots will only grow as deep as their most frequently available water supply, and deeper roots create stronger, healthier grass. As a general rule, your grass needs an average of one inch of water a week to stay healthy and green.
The best time to water your lawn is just before sunrise when the temperatures are lower, lessening water loss due to evaporation.
Have questions about selecting the right grass variety for your space or how to keep your lawn looking its best this summer? The Certified Turfgrass Professionals at NG
