Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the trend for sustainable and low-maintenance yard solutions grows, many homeowners are turning to clover lawns. Formerly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ilana Strauss is a journalist who began writing for the Treehugger family in 2015. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Cut, New York Magazine, and other publications. Amy Cox remembers the ...