For many of us, the world we live in has become so complex and fast-paced that we seek out ways to relax and recharge. Perhaps, in response to this, one of the new trends in contemporary landscaping ...

If mowing the lawn is getting you down, it might be time to ditch your exotic buffalo, couch or kikuyu grass and switch to a native alternative. Native grasses are usually lower maintenance, need far ...

Native grasses add beauty, wildlife habitat, and rainwater control in sun and shade. Native clumping grasses bring beauty, wildlife habitat, and floodwater control to sun and shade gardens. Explore ...

Cornell Botanic Gardens is testing sustainable options for replacing your backyard grass. The bonus: They don’t need to be cut more than twice a year. By Margaret Roach See more of our coverage in ...

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 ...

The idea of restoring native ecosystems attracted Marc Pastorek’s interest in the 1990s, when he learned of the work of Drs. Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine. The two professors at Louisiana State ...

"It's functioning like an ecosystem instead of a monoculture." ...

Prairie dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepis, is a beautiful and showy grass native to the prairies of Ohio. Its fountain of delicate leaves can add a certain lyrical quality to a garden as they sway ...

I like to say that a plant has to earn its place in my garden. I compare choosing a plant to interviewing job candidates — what will they contribute? How will they fit in? What are their unique ...

At the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley, the alkali sacaton is in full bloom. Its big airy flower heads, which rise above a mass of long, thin grass stalks alongside buckwheat and California ...

These kits make DIY landscaping feel foolproof.