One of the best things about winter is that spring is on its way. Springtime means sunshine, fresh air, but also pesky weeds. However, there are ways to combat weeds and revitalize your lawn so it’s lush and green this year.

Richard Jauron, Iowa State Uni­versity Extension horticulturist, re­commended identifying the type of weeds that are cropping up in the yard, then using the appropriate commercial product to battle them.

“Typically in the spring, we want to take care of the crabgrass, because that’s an annual weed that comes up from...