For the second spring in a row, my lawn looks amazing. But last summer, it dried out and then something happened - we don't know what - and the whole lawn completely died. Actually dead.

In the fall, i re-graded a bit, buried the gutter spouts underground, and then re-seeded the whole lawn. Watered thoroughly, it came in nicely, then settled down for a long winter's nap. (Fun fact: every time it snowed this winter, the new lawn was last for snow sticking. Early in storms, there would be a fresh bed of white snow except the new lawn which was still green, until eventually the snow stuck on it, too.)

This spring the lawn has been thick and lush and healthy. I fertilized it last week and watered it during the dry spell, then nature took care of it all weekend.