For many homeowners, a well-manicured lawn is the ultimate way to enhance your landscape's curb appeal, which makes it easy to overlook its many drawbacks. Although it looks eye catching, grass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Also known as rewilding, the anti-lawn movement has become popular on social media and found roots all across the country.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A few weeks ago, I moved into a new apartment ...

The lawn is dead. Long live the lawn. Lately this entrenched symbol of American domestic life — verdant, weed-free and crisply mowed — has come under wider scrutiny as a profligate relic, out of sync ...

A lawn may be traditional, but it barely scratches the surface of the gorgeous possibilities for your yard. Plus, many other options are cheaper, require less water, and are easier to maintain. If you ...

Sometimes lawn grass declines. Maybe you picked the wrong lawn grass for the site. Maybe you incorrectly managed the lawn grass you have. Maybe trees are winning the battle with the lawn. Maybe the ...

If the many reasons for not having a lawn make sense to you, there are plenty of options for you to explore. Hardscape designs, carved and paved paths, raised garden boxes, rock mulch, and ...

The dream of every gardener is to see endless fields of green grass in their backyard. With determination, most gardeners manage to attain this dream, but at a cost. Within no time, there is a need to ...

If you’re searching for a low-maintenance, eco-friendly alternative to traditional grass lawns, perennials (most often low-growing crop covers) offer stunning and practical solutions. These resilient ...