Many weeds flourish in the long, warm days of spring and summer, but some weeds prefer the colder, wetter months. This is ...

After decades of homeowners taking pride in growing the perfect, weed-free grass lawn, tastes are shifting—and more and more people are embracing low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly alternatives for ...

Does the idea of a meadow right outside your door appeal to you? Are you interested in being less of a slave to your lawn? Consider alternatives to just plain grass. One solution is to plant an ...

The lawns at Tusmore House, a neo-Palladian mansion 15 miles north of Oxford, are so perfectly flat and exactingly shorn that they induce a kind of vertigo. Unlike familiar grass, with its divots and ...

The Naperville Park District is launching a project to cut back on mowing in tough-to-cut places, especially soggy areas that often detain storm water. The Park Meadow Project involves converting turf ...