By JOE LAMP'L, DIY Networks

As summer approaches, your lawn is either looking better or slowly on its way to decline depending on the type of turf grass you have. Warm-season and cool-season grasses have preferred growing seasons; in either case, here are simple guidelines to help keep your lawn looking good this summer.

Watering appropriately

Chances are that as you read this article, the omnipresent sound of a lawnmower or blower is within earshot. It's that time of year when many of us are outside, mowing, edging, cutting and blowing.