If you’ve finally had it up to here with grass, primarily the repetitive mowing, weeding, watering and feeding routines, then you’re in luck. You don’t have to look far for some attractive and less labor-intensive alternatives.
Consider the merits of replacing or at least downsizing your lawn with clover, moss, ground covers, rocks, water features, succulents [...]
It’s not just posies that attract people to the shores of Lake Como and the manicured grounds of Coney Island every April for the Cincinnati Flower Show. It’s the annual spring rite of visiting with friends in a very pretty place, shopping for something new to help tend and beautify one’s own yard and garden [...]
With Jenny Watts
As problems like global warming and peak oil gain headlines in the newspapers, an equally large problem is going largely unnoticed. Although they don’t produce honey, about one-third of our fruits, berries, grapes, nuts and vegetables are pollinated by native bees, and the native bee population is declining.
Of the 1,600 species of native [...]
The growth of interest in ponds, waterfalls and fountains in recent years has been nothing short of phenomenal.
Gardens are no longer considered complete without some kind of water feature, a pond if you have the room, or just a water barrel on the deck with a few plants and a small fish or two.
The therapeutic [...]
There can be splendor in the grass of a well-managed yard. Pride and prestige, too, for the exacting property owners. Turf-covered lawns promote cooling through evaporation, reduce erosion and absorb carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change.
But grassy yards also can account for half of the typical household’s summertime water use. [...]
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