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 ...

Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic ...

In the etymological timeline of the word lawn, we have laune from the 1540s, meaning "glade, open space in a forest or between woods." I can picture that—meadow-like clearings in the trees where low ...

These ground covers can help reduce soil erosion, suppress weeds, add more visual interest to your lawn.

Learning how to control clover in your lawn starts with knowing what you are dealing with. The clover that shows up in most British lawns is white clover, Trifolium repens, a low-growing perennial ...