It's hard not to smile when you hear the word "meadow." It conjures up such lovely visions -- alpine meadow, prairie meadow, wildflower meadow -- long summer afternoons, soft breezes, nodding grasses ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A wildflower garden is a low-maintenance, eco-friendly way to add beauty to your yard while supporting ...

On a blustery morning in April, the gently rolling green hills of Clymer Meadow Preserve look vaguely like the scene of an Easter egg hunt. Three dozen visitors scatter across the lush terrain at this ...

WEST CHESTER — With the planting of a new five-acre native wildflower and warm season grass meadow at Hibernia County Park, the Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation is adding to the ...

Over the past eight years or so I’ve converted parts of my lawn into meadows. Spending money and using finite resources to maintain a large lawn didn’t make sense. To help reduce the amount of grass ...

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 ...

Not long ago, the inhabitants of a nearby firehouse decided to grow a native meadow as an alternative to a standard lawn. Their motives were noble: Meadows display beautiful wildflowers and grasses ...

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 ...

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When Cameron, West Virginia’s new high school opened in 2012, it was touted as a state of the art facility, perhaps the best in the state. It was truly a big deal in this small rural community.

A wildflower garden is a low-maintenance, eco-friendly way to add beauty to your yard while supporting pollinators and wildlife. Unlike traditional flower beds, wildflower gardens create a natural, ...