Every fall, gardeners everywhere grab their rakes and leaf blowers to clear their lawns of fallen leaves. It feels tidy, it looks neat, and for many, it has always been the “right” thing to do. But if ...

One pedestrian was appalled to find invasive plant species on the campus of Pennsylvania State University, which is known for ...

Although there are numerous ways to classify California’s oak-dominated woodlands, the five vegetation types used in the ...

If you're seeing holes in your lawn, it's possibly being caused by skunks, raccoons, and/or birds digging for beetle grubs.

An invasive stiltgrass is not yet well-established in Michigan, but recently turned up in two Southwest Michigan counties.

Stiltgrass causes long-term problems with soil and forest regeneration. Here's how you can help stop its spread.

Those unsightly patches of brown and yellow forming in your lawn may not be your pet’s fault. They’re more than likely a sign that your yard is suffering from the dreaded lawn fungus. Lawn fungus can ...

September is the best time to give cool-season grasses in Kansas a boost, but homeowners should take note of an important fact before choosing which variety to plant. Not all grass seed is created ...

Jack Kenyon for The New York TimesCredit... Supported by By Ken Ilgunas Mr. Ilgunas is from New York State and lives in Scotland. He wrote from Drayton, England. When I moved from the United States to ...

Underwater grasses continued to mount a comeback in the lower Chesapeake Bay last year, while a steady recovery also continued in upper portions of the Bay. Areas in between were a different story, as ...

This week we'll scout for garden disease problems, and provide tips for grass identification. This week on Backyard Farmer we’ll scout around our garden to look for disease problems and we’ll give you ...

Even Hungary’s most drought-resistant native grasses are failing to survive in the face of increasingly extreme dry spells, according to alarming new research by the HUN-REN Centre for Ecological ...