Americans love our lawns, and we would like to save some time maintaining those green spaces while also maintaining curb appeal. Grass lawns have a useful purpose in the landscape as play spaces and ...

2:53 p.m. Feb. 5, 2024: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of Jim Baird’s name. Tearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquires received through their Garden Hotline. Q: I’m thinking of reducing my lawn size. What are ...

HOA rules often dictate what your front yard should look like, but more homeowners are questioning whether traditional lawns ...

In the U.S., we have nearly as many acres of lawn as we do acres of national parks — 40 to 50 million. Green grass lawns were first popularized in Europe, in the landscaping of elegant properties such ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — When James McKee became president of his community’s homeowners association three years ago, he did it for the stormwater ponds. The 13 ponds in Seaside Farms provide protection ...

More than a third of the food we eat is reliant on pollinators such as butterflies and bees. But pollinator habitat is disappearing — and backyards could play a role in bringing them back. There are ...

Some gardeners in the Charleston area are looking away from a classic centerpiece of any yard: a turf grass lawn. While a sea of perfectly manicured green might have once been the ideal for a tidy ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: Betty Cahill wrote about preparing your lawn for replacement here last week. Here is Part II. You’ve decided to remove your cool-season lawn ...

Tearing out your lawn can be a tough decision, especially if you have children or dogs who love to roll and play. Or — no judgment here — maybe you just enjoy the visual serenity of a swath of green ...

Or — no judgment here — maybe you just enjoy the visual serenity of a swath of green in a region where the hills go brown in the summer. The good news is there are low-water, lushly green native lawn ...