On a chilly morning in late April, Amanda Lynch planted a city-issued sign in her family’s front yard. “No Mow May,” it proclaimed. It was her dad’s idea to take part in this environmental initiative ...

At the base of a northern white cedar tree amid some black-eyed Susans, a white sign pokes out of Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll’s front lawn. It informs anyone visiting the section of homes lining ...

(WGN NEWS NOW) — The collective effort of delaying that first yard mow is truly a grassroots effort, and it comes with multiple benefits. Important caveat to this article: many municipalities and ...

Image Credits: Shutterstock/SKY Stock. Some homeowners are replacing backyard grass with pollinator gardens, and neighbors say the increase in bees is making outdoor spaces harder to enjoy, as what ...

This construction of grass stems takes bee architecture to new heights. The Red-Tailed Mason bee, nicknamed the Tent-Making bee, has solved the problem of other bees breaking into her nursery and it ...