"Looks great!" New homeowner shares photos of incredible yard transformation after ripping up lawn: 'This is gorgeous' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Crabgrass is a warm-season grass, growing best in warm weather of summer. Most lawn grasses are cool-season species, which ...

In today’s society, we have adopted a landscaping method that will not withstand the test of nature as the world warms up.

The public is invited to a tallgrass prairie hike at Ouabache Land Conservancy’s Jackson-Schnyder Nature Preserve, west of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12. Phil Cox, ...

Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of ...

Farm strawberry-picking gives a friendly reminder that nature’s wild fruit will begin soon. Most raspberries, blackberries ...

The roots of prairie plants such as switchgrass, big bluestem, and blazing star reach as much as twelve feet underground, where they tap deep stores of moisture to survive dry spells.

Rudbeckia hirta is a seasonal headliner in a dry meadow designed by Kelly D. Norris, supported by big bluestem grass (Andropogon gerardii Holy Smoke) and blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis ...

Across Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, The Nature Conservancy protects 1 million acres of land, including the Bluestem Prairie Preserve.

Photo by Robert Fears Common native grasses are big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass and switch grass. Photo by Robert Fears Coastal Bermudagrass is a common introduce warm-season perennial.

The plant as a whole will turn brown while the surrounding grasses are still green. For different reasons, yellow bluestem and cheatgrass will take over sites and negatively impact forage quality.