SAN DIEGO (CNS) — San Diego has a new official flower, following the City Council's unanimous vote Tuesday to replace the non-native carnation with the native western blue-eyed grass. The campaign to ...

Many native ornamental grasses are host plants (food sources) for the larval or caterpillar stages of butterflies and moths. Most of these grasses stand upright through fall and winter, providing ...

Discover the importance of thinning dense native warm-season grasses in conservation plantings to improve diversity. This guide explains methods to reduce tall native warm-season grasses to improve ...

Maggie Miller, of Grindstone Cattle Company in Daniel, Wyoming, recently donated a copy of "Native Grasses of the Apache Highlands" by Matilda Essig to the UW Libraries’ Emmett D. Chisum Special ...

Blue-eyed grass is a versatile, low-maintenance Ohio native plant that attracts pollinators and adds charm to any landscape.

A resilient warm-season perennial, side oats grama is good for lawns and large spaces. It mixes well with flowering perennials and gets its name from its flowering spikelets and seed heads, which ...

For many of us, the world we live in has become so complex and fast-paced that we seek out ways to relax and recharge. Perhaps, in response to this, one of the new trends in contemporary landscaping ...

The Western Blue-eyed Grass. (Photo courtesy of the city of San Diego via Facebook) The city of San Diego could soon have a new official flower if the City Council Tuesday agrees to replace the ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- You may have heard about home buyouts when the county buys properties that repeatedly flood. But what happens afterwards? After the district buys a property, it's completely ...

PERRYSBURG, Ohio — If you've noticed the turf at Riverside Park looking a bit brown lately, it's not because of a drought. It is the first step in a new eco-friendly initiative by the city of ...

Budget reductions at Rivermont Golf Club placed a strain on the golf course maintenance operation. Superintendent Mark Hoban recognized that they could not afford the same amount of highly maintained ...