If you've ditched your grass lawn, we want to hear about it. Show us your pollinator garden for a chance to be featured in an ...

Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...

The airy effect of baby’s breath is also found in flower arrangements in the form of one of our choicest native grasses ” Indian rice grass, which is a great native landscape feature. A fairly common ...

Many native ornamental grasses are host plants (food sources) for the larval or caterpillar stages of butterflies and moths. Most of these grasses stand upright through fall and winter, providing ...

The idea of restoring native ecosystems attracted Marc Pastorek’s interest in the 1990s, when he learned of the work of Drs. Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine. The two professors at Louisiana State ...

There are a lot of options for ground cover for your yard, but this option will improve your landscape and make your lawn so ...

Most homeowners think a grass lawn is the easiest way to keep a yard looking neat. In reality, maintaining that ...

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

For many of us, the world we live in has become so complex and fast-paced that we seek out ways to relax and recharge. Perhaps, in response to this, one of the new trends in contemporary landscaping ...

Those outdated design choices aren't just aesthetically behind the times, they might also be costing you. Traditional landscaping can drain your wallet through high water bills, constant maintenance, ...

Selecting native plants and groundcovers to replace turfgrass provides a low-maintenance, low-cost alternative to traditional lawns and reflects good neighborhood stewardship of land and water.

Native grasses can be used in a landscape either as specimen plants or for a bluegrass lawn alternative or to create a native prairie landscape. While a native grass lawn or prairie landscape is not ...