A lovely low-maintenance garden, with a mix of grasses and perennials - Photos By R A Kearton/Getty Images If you want to add a little whimsy to your yard, but also need something that's easy to grow, ...

Are you looking at those long blades of grass on your thick lawn and dreading mowing them? Master the cross-cut method. It ...

The best time to aerate is when your grass is actively growing—spring or fall in cool areas, and late spring in warm ones.

Lush, healthy grass is beautiful when it grows where you planted it, but its appearance is less exciting when it pops up uninvited in various places throughout your garden. Beyond aesthetics, grass ...

For weeks, many of you have been making plans to start getting your lawn in shape for the upcoming season. Now it’s time to put the plans into action. You might look at your to-do list and see “plant ...

Who doesn't love the sight of birds visiting their yard? If you're looking for a lawn alternative that also attracts birds, this one is easy to grow.

Ornamental grasses are used extensively in modern landscape design for a good reason. The effect created as tall grasses sway gracefully in a light breeze can never be reproduced any other way. It is ...

These last few weeks, I’ve been watching grass grow, literally. Due to some recent spring landscape upheaval in our front yard, I’ve been waiting for new grass seed to sprout. Every day I water with ...

The first step in correcting a problem is recognizing that you have one. The photograph above depicts a bare patch — well, several of them — a familiar symptom of turf-care trouble, and a dispiriting ...