Mushrooms on my lawn?

Mushrooms are actually part of a fungus that grows underground, hidden from sight. The mushroom is the tip of a fungus iceberg, if you will – a clue that a large fungus lies buried in soil. Lawn fungi and their mushrooms don’t harm a lawn. They’re actually good guys in the ecosystem of your yard, breaking down organic material into nutrients your lawn can use.

Fungi living beneath lawns are usually long-lived organisms that produce mushrooms when conditions are right. The top reasons mushrooms occur are buried organic matter, high moisture and low light.  When most people hear the word “mushroom,” they think of the typical umbrella-shaped one, which is sometimes called a toadstool. But you might also spot other types of lawn fungus, including puffball, shaggy mane, Japanese parasol or the oddly shaped and smelly stinkhorn. When mushrooms appear on the lawn, break them off or mow over them.

And Tree Saplings?

These will appear at different times throughout the season.  Many times these are from the seeds a tree will drop, for example acorns and whirlybirds. During the warmer months of summer when things dry out you will notice saplings again, these are suckers coming up from a root in the area, this is usually prevalent in a thin lawn, but can happen in any lawn.

Many times just routine mowing will help to rid your lawn of tree saplings.  Other times these may need to be pulled. Weed control is not very effective as it is not designed to target woody plants, but it will weaken young tree saplings to aide in their demise.