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 ...

A sprawling suburban park has been enhanced with colorful blossoms that will bloom throughout much of the spring, summer and fall. Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation has planted a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The edge between two homeowners' lawns shows a distinct difference between the common lawn grass, left, and John Ellis' lawn of ...

A total of 300 kits will contain seed mixes for tall native grasses and wildflowers. (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Conversation and Natural Resources) This story is part of the WHYY News ...

Over the years, I’ve become a strong advocate for replacing unnecessary expanses of lawn with native meadows. I understand the desire to keep a play space for children and a space for outdoor ...

If you’re tired of the mowing, fertilizing, crabgrass-preventing, and all of those other duties that go with maintaining a lawn, you’re not alone. Lawn-shrinking is a trendy move lately – both out of ...

Chester County Parks and Trails Manager Owen Prusack in one of the County Parks’ established native wildflower and warm season grass meadows. (Courtesy of Chester County) Got a question about life in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellen Ryan-Colton, CC BY-ND You might not have heard of buffel grass, a robust and invasive grass that has spread across tens of ...

A total of 300 kits will contain seed mixes for tall native grasses and wildflowers. Perfectly manicured green lawns have been ingrained in landscape culture in the U.S. since its founding. But grass ...

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 ...

You might not have heard of buffel grass, a robust and invasive grass that has spread across tens of thousands of square kilometres of inland Australia. But you might know its effects. Right now, the ...