Also while mowing the lawn, ask others to keep a safe distance from the equipment to ensure their safety. Refuel and start your lawn mover outside and not in a closed shed or garage. Also care should be taken that the mower’s motor is not on and that the mower is properly cooled before refueling it. Sowing Tips Whether you are sowing a cool season grass or a warm season grass, sowing seed is all the same. When you are planting a new lawn, you have to have a spreader. If you do not have one personally, you can rent one. You should apply a top dressing to your lawn. This will help to hold in moisture. Special Tip on Seeding a New Lawn Before you go out and purchase grass seed, you should make sure you are buying one that will grow in your area. You should also know if the grass you are buying is a cool season grass or a warm season grass. Warm season grasses do best in the southern states, while cool season grasses grow better in the northern states. There are some grasses, which are considered warm season grasses and cold season grasses, which are quite suitable for the climate of North America. One has to remember that if there is some rain during the summer months, the grass is going to be dormant. The grass types which are good for cold climates, which mean the winters are cold and the summers are hot, are Kentucky Bluegrass, Red Fescue, Ryegrass and Bent grass. The soil of our lawns loses its porosity and becomes compacted due to heavy usage while walking, running or even during the rainy seasons. The trampled soil is able to hold less oxygen and neither the water nor the nutrients are able to seep deep inside the earth to the plants roots that results in slower plant growth marring the look of your lawn. Nowadays you have a number of gardening implements which can be used for making sure that your lawn is kept in the perfect green velvety form with never a weed daring to raise its impertinent head. First of all, one has to remember that the basics of lawn maintenance start with the necessary implements.