We have endured multiple years of drought, and are probably in store for more. For many of us, it makes sense to replace all or part of our lawn area with less water-intensive plantings. If you decide ...

Manual removal of grass from flower beds is best done after a rain. Mulching, groundcovers, and edging prevent grass from growing in flower beds. Treat annual grass weeds with pre-emergent herbicides ...

Volunteers lay cardboard and wood-chip mulch at a sheet mulching workshop/work session on June 25 to help the Maryknoll Sisters of Monrovia transform their 6.5 acres of dying lawn into ...

A big part of gardening is finding solutions to plant-related challenges. I found myself in that position, faced with a hillside yard too steep to mow safely and too large to easily dig up and replant ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about replacing a lawn with lower- water alternatives. The amount of water needed to maintain a Kentucky bluegrass lawn in Colorado (and the ...

Spring is a busy time for nature. By the time summer rolls around, a garden can get so exuberant that it’s hard to keep it under control. Perhaps you have a big lawn that you would like to shrink or a ...

The happy-hour talk will highlight the benefits of sheet mulching. If you missed the Native Plant Society’s big sale last weekend, don’t despair. There’s another chance to stock up on great ...