Know your grass type before you cut. For cool-season grasses, trim off no more than two-thirds of the stems to avoid stressing these plants. In contrast, warm-season grasses need to be cut back to the ...

Some ground cover plants thrive when planted in the cooler weather. Before the first frost, plant these ground covers to ...

Dormant lawn seeding will create healthier, thicker grass in spring. Sow seeds in late fall or early winter once soil ...

The Corneille Bryan Native Garden at Lake Junaluska is offering two opportunities to learn and volunteer in October.

Convincing Midwest farmers to plant tall-grass prairie where they could grow more cash crops has been, well, a hard row to ...

Growing a vegetable or pollinator garden is a popular hobby these days, and fall is the right time of year to start. The East Baton Rouge Parish Library is here to help — 10 of the 15 library branches ...

Ok. Let’s get this out of the way. Every time I write about lawns, my inbox jams up with messages from the lawn haters. “Biological wasteland.” “Unconscionable assault on nature.” “Abomination upon ...

When conceptualizing a garden, one of the all-too-common oversights people make is underutilizing grasses. Turf grass has its place, but it is admittedly rather boring and utilitarian. Luckily, ...

(WLUK) -- Most homeowners do their best to keep their lawn lush and green while it's warm out, but if you're hoping to thicken it -- or redo it entirely -- now is actually one of the best times of the ...

Typically, plants rely on the Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle to convert carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to usable organic matter for growth. Although this cycle is the main pathway for carbon ...

Your lawn will only live up to your expectations if the seed gets the right start. When it comes to planting and growing cool-season grass seed, that means following the right timing and conditions.

If you’re seeding a new lawn or patching/overseeding a weak one this fall, it’s possible to make your lawn more durable and drought-resistant simply by the type of grass seed you plant. Contrary to ...