Grass is too finnicky and moss is too fragile. This ground cover looks like moss, but it's actually a perennial plant that ...

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While grass lawns certainly have their place, such as play spaces for children and pets, they also require upkeep that drains ...

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If you’re looking for lawn alternatives, why not a mulch backyard instead of a grass one? Mulch comes in a variety of materials, which allows for creative landscape designs using different textures ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — American lawn landscape is diversifying in a big way in recent years, with lawn alternatives becoming increasingly popular. The main reason homeowners are switching from ...

Homeowners seeking lawn alternatives can consider low-maintenance, drought-resistant groundcovers. Sunshine mimosa, Asiatic jasmine, perennial peanut, and frog fruit are viable alternatives to ...

A certified master gardener and chemist, Betty Sanders has blunt advice to homeowners about lawn care: Reduce your lawn. Don't water it. Stop using herbicides. Sanders suspects her ideas might ruffle ...

This St. Patrick’s Day, American Meadows highlights the growing shift toward microclover and alternative lawns requiring less mowing, water, and fewer chemicals Lawns don’t have to be high-maintenance ...