Plants such as the common mullein (Verbascum thapsus), plantain (Plantago spp.) and white clover (Trifolium repens) can be indicators of low fertility. A soil test is an excellent way to verify this.

Using a ground cover that can handle heavy foot traffic, such as Dutch white clover (Trifolium repens), can be a good option. The roots help prevent erosion, and clover is a nitrogen fixer ...

Related: Clover Lawns Are the Landscaping Trend That Calls for Just 4 Mowings Per Year Microclover is a smaller variety of the more common Dutch clover, Trifolium repens, says Teresa Watkins ...

Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, with agriculture as a major driver. There is mounting evidence that intercropping can increase insect biodiversity while maintaining or ...

Whether you view weeds as beneficial or problematic depends on your perspective and the goals you set for your lawn. Many gardeners embrace biodiversity in turf areas to support pollinators, birds ...

Whether you view weeds as beneficial or problematic depends on your perspective and the goals you set for your lawn. Many gardeners embrace biodiversity in turf areas to support pollinators, birds, ...

1 College of Environment and Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou, Anhui, China 2 Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Institute of Landscape Engineering, Slovak ...

The authors propose that positive biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationships found in experiments have been exaggerated because commonly used statistical analyses are flawed. To remedy this, a ...