Planting in a yard or garden involves more than plopping things down where they look nice. This popular, sun-hungry flower doesn't play well with fruit trees.

Shop for native grasses during fall plants sales Saturday, Oct. 27 at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden’s Grow Native Nursery (1500 N. College Ave., Claremont), from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and at ...

One of the more popular perennial grasses that is not hardy in this area is purple fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'). This fast-growing grass makes it a good plant to use as an annual.

Native types of grass typically need less water than non-native grasses. Plus, they can make your lawn more fun. Here are nine options.

Connoisseurs of grass know that different varieties have different effects. Easy now, Spiccoli. We’re talking about turf grass. There are many kinds, fit for different climates and bearing ...

Several kinds of grasses and woody shrubs, such as poplar and willow, have undergone U.S. testing for years to see if they can achieve high productivity as cellulose-based liquid biofuels for ...

Likewise, different shrubs make different kinds of shrublands and different grasses different grasslands. Together, landscapes and waterscapes determine whether a specific area has grassland, ...

For cool-season grasses, dethatching, aeration and seeding can start in late summer, as well, once the grass has recovered from any heat stress that it’s been subjected to. Fall Lawn Maintenance ...

Some perennial grasses spread by rhizomes, underground stems or runners that send up new plants as they move along under the soil surface. Courtesy Meredith Seaver, USU Extension 2 / 5 ...