Invasive plants and animals can be the scourge of the farmer, rancher, and home gardener. A new pest has been identified in ...

HOA rules often dictate what your front yard should look like, but more homeowners are questioning whether traditional lawns ...

“Turning areas that had been maintained turf grass into meadows made a lot of sense operationally. After the first-year ...

The holiday season is adorned with poinsettias, holly and mistletoe, but it is not well known that some of these species are ...

Over the past decade, invasive European chafer beetles have taken hold in Western Washington. Crows, racoons and other animals are tearing up lawns in search of them.

The first option is Frogfruit, Phyla nodiflora, which is a native groundcover that handles mowing very well. This spreading ...

Ornamental grasses can beautify your landscape, but they often act as an invitation to certain wildlife too. These grasses ...

Cool-season and warm-season grasses have different needs, but both require basic care when the weather turns cold.

Combine Heterorhabditis nematodes (sold in paste-like form) with water and apply to the soil in the spring or fall. Wait a couple of days and reseed or replant any damaged areas. However, chemical ...

Although I seldom write about lawns, a friend recently installed a type of tall fescue grass that had been recommended to him. I had never heard of it before, but thought it was worth investigating as ...

Spring is the season most often associated with lawn care, and for good reason. Grass starts growing in spring, and the season is a great time to fertilize many grasses in the hopes lawns can look ...