The noon sun beats down on Kendall Christensen as she crouches in a field outside Stillwater to look at the grass around her ...

When you’re shopping for trees, shrubs or perennials, the hardiness zone should be one of the first things you check.

“When I got into the field, there was absolutely no logic ... Consider two common grasses of the American plains: Kentucky bluegrass and big bluestem grass. The former evolved to thrive in cooler ...

The noon sun beats down on Kendall Christensen as she crouches in a field outside Stillwater to look at the grass around her ...

The name Bluestem Boulders is a nod to natural resources, such as Iowa’s tallgrass prairie plants, little bluestem and big bluestem grasses. Ronna Faaborg covers business and the arts for the Ames ...

little bluestem and big bluestem grasses. Ronna Faaborg covers business and the arts for the Ames Tribune. Reach her at rfaaborg@gannett.com.

Students and fans celebrate big wins, usually in football or basketball, by going onto the court or field to celebrate. At its most extreme, fans tear down goalposts and remove them from the field.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ford led the final Daytona 500 practice with Brad Keselowski pacing the field as he attempts to snap a 15-year winless drought Sunday in “The Great American Race.” ...

The Big 12 has matched that number, marking the first time this season that any other conference had cracked the top two in projected teams in the field. It was otherwise a relatively quiet week ...