Mulch Backyard If you’re looking for lawn alternatives, why not a mulch backyard instead of a grass one? Mulch comes in a variety of materials, which allows for creative landscape designs using ...

Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard moved to Vermont from Long Island and didn’t want to mow several acres of grass. So they planted a wildflower meadow.

If the material in your lawn is more diverse than conventional turf grass — maybe because it’s on an old field or in a rural spot — you may be able to cultivate a meadow-like area easily ...

If a meadow is a little too "wild-looking" for your yard, how about the trend toward a tamer "modern meadow?" ...

In Southern California, where she is based, plants such as milkweed, native sedges, meadow lupine, California coneflower, California poppy, deer grass, and yarrow lend themselves to the meadow format.

Meadow lawns are a pollinator-friendly alternative to grass lawns, and are low-maintenance. Find out why you should try one this spring.

More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns.

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your ...

It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time.

There were spots of fungus and clover, as well as encroaching annual meadow-grass, which is subtly different to the bentgrass and fescue that were sown here at great expense.