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Plus, why you should always remove grass cuttings from your lawn.
Beekeeping changes how people see and relate to the environment – there’s a lot we can learn.
Looking for a new gardening challenge? Turning your yard into an insect-friendly oasis could mean less work and more nature to enjoy.
Wildflowers, bees and butterflies – your lawn is a vibrant ecosystem waiting to be unleashed.
Weeds are serious problems on sports fields, parks and other sites covered with turfgrass. A new strategy uses mechanical force to kill them instead of chemical herbicides.
Artificial turf has become popular for kids’ sports as well as for professional players. The little black crumbs that help support the blades of fake grass may not be so harmless.
As summer rolls on once again you’re despairing at a brown lawn. Perhaps you should embrace a shabbier backyard.
Through the years, the iconic lawn dweller has migrated across a range of tastes.
Americans love their lawns but are lawns good for America, particularly in drought-stricken areas? A look at our grassy love affair and what might be better alternatives.
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Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Oregon
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Assistant Professor of Art History, Miami University
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, RMIT University
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Professor and Director of the Division of Environmental Health, School of Public Health (Retired), Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Turfgrass and Soil Sciences, University of Connecticut
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Fungal Ecology, Aberystwyth University
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Assistant Extension Educator and Director, UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory, University of Connecticut
