WILLISTON PARK, New York − A pristine, evergreen lawn has long been the dream of American suburban homeowners, but in recent years, a new ideal has begun to sprout in yards across the country. Some ...

If you go down a suburban neighborhood street, you'll typically see standard lawns in front of each house, but did you ever think about why society desires well-maintained lawns? Luckily, a native ...

XERISCAPING California’s native plants are better suited to the local climate than traditional lawn grasses. (Photo by Dan Pulcrano) On a quiet corner in a North Berkeley neighborhood sits a house ...

Jack Kenyon for The New York TimesCredit... Supported by By Ken Ilgunas Mr. Ilgunas is from New York State and lives in Scotland. He wrote from Drayton, England. When I moved from the United States to ...