Unfortunately, most turf is made from plastic or rubber, which increases exposure to harmful "forever" chemicals like PFAS ...

Apparently, my recent columns hit a nerve in the native plant community. Some are unhappy that I said it is OK to have a lawn ...

Looking for something different to plant? Wild tulips are the underrated spring-flowering bulbs that bring natural beauty and ...

The current landscape movement toward native plants and pollinator-aiding has a fair chunk of the gardening public replacing lawn space with seed-planted meadows. But not everyone (or their neighbors) ...

I once took this naive notion to stop mowing a portion of my backyard and let it become a “natural” meadow. Just a small, experimental 5-by-10-foot sliver. Let nature take its course and surely, I ...