Avoid common desert design mistakes and steal these smart Arizona-inspired outdoor ideas for a cooler, greener, and more ...

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

Native grasses are what make up the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Kyle Lucyk, the museum’s director, said less than 1% of the natural tallgrass prairie still exists in Manitoba today after much ...

The good news is there are low-water, lushly green native lawn alternatives to tall fescue, the most popular water-guzzling king of turf grasses.

If you want to ease your environmental footprint, but don't want a plant-covered roof, there are other options. Cathie Cox, Toronto Botanical Garden's director of horticulture, encourages people to ...

An excellent publication, "Desert Grasses," is published by the Arizona Native Plant Society. It contains detailed information and color photos of 30 species of desert-adapted grasses.

Many arboretums, botanical gardens, native plant societies and local extension services offer brochures, online help, and classes on suitable plants and landscapes for various climates and regions.

The native areas have created a unique aesthetic at Rivermont, framing the holes and providing visual accents. The native grasses also change color throughout the year, adding aesthetic variety to the ...

Alien annual grasses in the genera Bromus and Schismus are widespread and abundant in the Mojave Desert, and negative correlations between these aliens and native annual plants suggest that ...