So you’re unhappy with how much work and water your turf grass lawn takes up, but love its function. What are the alternatives? The Native Lawn Many turf grass lawns occupy space that was formerly inhabited by native grasses and wildflowers, so why not restore your yard to its original state?
What is a weed but an unwanted plant? Depending on circumstance, a plant that is the bane of one man’s existence may be a boon to another. And yet we often assume that there are certain plants that are weeds and others that are not. Slow down. Look closer. I’ve found the average untended lawn [...]
I just dug up an old article from USA Today about the anti-lawn movement: Americans mow 31 million acres of lawn every year. It takes 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours to complete the chore. And for this privilege they will spend $17.4 billion on everything from pesticides (70 million pounds) to [...]
The folks from Kitchen Gardeners International have started a cool campaign to plant a vegetable garden on the Whitehouse lawn called Eat the View. Visit your favorite candidate’s website, get involved and put this on their radars. After what happened in San Francisco, I think the time is ripe to make this happen. Eat the [...]
