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 ...

A total of 300 kits will contain seed mixes for tall native grasses and wildflowers. (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Conversation and Natural Resources) This story is part of the WHYY News ...

Meadows are trendy alternatives to big lawns these days as much of the gardening public aims to aid pollinators and beef up their yards’ native-plant inventory. For most, that means planting or ...

Customers say their happiest moments are being outside in nature, in their own meadow, seeing butterflies and songbirds, and ...

Restore a natural ecosystem that will support pollinators and other life while making yours easier—and more joyful, too.

The state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is giving away free "pocket meadow kits," encouraging residents ...

Wow, late frost this year. As we wait for the inevitable, I have lingering email questions to answer. Hopefully, at least one of these will be helpful to you. Let’s start with those who wonder if ...

Jonathan Yacko was tired of mowing the lawn on the 5½-acre property that he and his wife, Natalie Gilliard, moved to in Chittenden, Vt. “It would take a solid day to mow and trim everything,” Yacko ...

The word “lawn” comes from the Welsh llan, which originally meant “barren land:” how fitting that word is for what most American homeowners have! European aris t ocrats displayed their wealth in part ...

Long before No Mow May became a movement, the grass at Wheatland grew tall and wild. Lawns were less manicure and more meadow when James Buchanan lived there in the 19th century. In 2018, ...

The trend is growing. Longwood Gardens has a meadow. Mt Cuba Center has a meadow. Winterthur has several meadows. Isn’t it time YOU manage a meadow, too? As people become concerned about pollinators ...