Much like organic gardening, the basis for natural lawn care lies in healthy soils, which are the foundation for a healthy lawn. Within our soil lies an incredibly diverse ecosystem that is often ...

Residential lawns consume over 2.5 billion gallons of water a year. This makes taking a natural approach to lawn care appealing for homeowners. Also, almost 3 million tons of fertilizer are applied to ...

Originally appeared in the April 2015 issue. [I]n 2015, when Down East presented the town of Ogunquit with its 33rd annual Environmental Award for its pioneering ban on the use of toxic pesticides and ...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So what makes a beautiful lawn? The natural lawn is making a comeback, decades after the advent of lawn chemicals. It's no ...

From robotic mowers to clover lawns, these are the trends experts say to expect. David Carter / Getty Images With the cold winter season right around the corner, your lawn is probably the last thing ...

When it comes to lawns, landscape fabric is old news — at least for the eco-conscious. Fighting weeds in your yard seems like an impossible task, and while you may be tempted to smother them beneath ...

One Sunday afternoon about 25 years ago, I was sitting on my living room couch watching a football game when there was a knock at the door. There was a nice-looking young man in a spiffy, logoed polo ...

Like many American householders, I used to crave a lawn that looked like green nylon. But years of chemical application gradually poisoned the topsoil so the “lawn” degraded into a horrific morass of ...