What do afternoon showers bring to our lawns & gardens?
What do afternoon showers bring to our lawns & gardens? Published: Tags: Mowing the lawn (Mark Cacovic/Getty Images) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Have you ever looked at your yard after a good rain shower and thought the grass looked greener? I’m here to say your eyes are not playing tricks on you — it is greener. After a nice shower or a summertime toad strangler, water saturates the soil and the roots of your lawn. As the roots take in the water, they are also taking in nitrogen. Nitrogen, as you may already know, makes your grass greener and it’s also superfood for bamboo.