When you care for a piece of land, you want to do the right thing by it. Whether your land is measured in square feet or acres, one very right option is to deck it out with wildflowers — ...

Turning lawns into meadows can have big benefits for people, wildlife and the climate. Here's why 'meadowscaping' has become the latest gardening craze. When Sara Weaner Cooper and her husband bought ...

This Vermont couple wasn’t wild about mowing, but they were about flowers. Jonathan Yacko, 36, and Natalie Gilliard, 34, of Chittenden, grew tired of taking all day to mow their 5.5-acre property, so ...

After decades of homeowners taking pride in growing the perfect, weed-free grass lawn, tastes are shifting—and more and more people are embracing low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly alternatives for ...

Meadowscaping is applying the principles of a meadow to your landscape. It’s very much like returning a grass lawn back to a natural state. Meadows are a mixture of about 50% grasses and 50% flowers, ...

When Cat Thomson and Steve McDonough moved onto their ¾-acre lot in Leeds, the landscaping consisted of dirt, dirt, and more dirt. “It was a blank slate,” said Thomson, a freelance writer and editor.

The well-manicured lawn behind King's College Chapel at the University of Cambridge predated the American Revolution. Then, in 2019, an ecologically minded head gardener secured permission to tear up ...

People are few and far between on the Washington State University Vancouver campus these days, but a trio of graduate biology students intend to start filling the landscape with native wildflowers and ...

Meadow lawns are a good option for homeowners looking for a low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly lawn. Choose native plants, consider sunlight, and plan a color palette to achieve the best looking ...