America’s biodiverse meadows of days gone by slowly gave way to French- and English-style turfgrass lawns. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed grass lawn had become a symbol of wealth. The invention ...

In the etymological timeline of the word lawn, we have laune from the 1540s, meaning "glade, open space in a forest or between woods." I can picture that—meadow-like clearings in the trees where low ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the trend for sustainable and low-maintenance yard solutions grows, many homeowners are turning to clover lawns. Formerly ...

Having a yard full of lush, green grass is a satisfying feeling for homeowners. For others, they envision their lawns being filled with clovers -- a symbol of St. Patrick’s Day -- all year. Growing ...

Last year's most popular home renovation trend involved replacing grass with clovers, according to the National Association of Realtors. Around St. Patrick’s Day is a great time to plan your own.

Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic manicured grass lawn was imported in the early 18th century from France and ...

(NOTE to Tom, Kenny: Do you have permission to repurpose this in full text? If not, we can redo this with Fair Use Guidelines – 10% text, link and attributions) If come every spring you begin to sigh ...

How the COVID pandemic helped boost Michigan’s honey bee population Do you want to help save the bees? There are things you can do to your lawn to make it better for pollinators. Turfgrasses don’t ...

Gardening season may be winding down, but there is still plenty do and you might have some questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State ...