Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic manicured grass lawn was imported in the early 18th century from France and ...

America’s biodiverse meadows of days gone by slowly gave way to French- and English-style turfgrass lawns. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed grass lawn had become a symbol of wealth. The invention ...

It's time to let your weeds run (intentionally) wild. A clover lawn is an eco-friendly landscaping option that requires less maintenance than a traditional lawn. Clover benefits the environment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we stare down the calendar straight into lawn mowing season, we can't help but wonder if there's a more environmentally ...

There’s a new trend sweeping the country and it’s geared toward people who want to cut back on lawn maintenance but still enjoy a soft green landscape. It’s called clover lawns, and the name pretty ...

Add clover to the lawn? For more than 70 years, clover has been viewed primarily as a “lawn weed” that’s to be eradicated along with the dandelions, chickweed, and crabgrass in pursuit of the ideal ...

Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover. This is the classic clover that grows in lawns and is ...

Teresa Watkins Close-up of clover at Harry P Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida We've traditionally been taught to keep pesky clovers off our lawns. Now, more and more people are making a case for ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...