Email time! Let’s start with a query about a redo of the whole front yard. “Currently it is a mix of dirt spots, dandelions, clover and a bit of grass. Till it and add soil and seed?” Having a lawn is ...

A reader comments on Pam's sod-removal column: I read with interest your column about replacing lawns ("Some ideas for replacing lawn to conserve water," July 23). We disposed of our sod by ...

Spring has been slow in showing its colors. Snowdrops, usually up in early March at my house, were a month late. Crocus, the early ones, and winter aconite (a flower that is a nice school-bus yellow ...

Turfgrasses grow best in good quality, free-draining soil with adequate nutrients for healthy growth. The first step to understanding the quality of the soil is to carry out a soil test. If the soil ...

Tired of mowing your lawn but afraid to stop? What would it look like? What would the neighbors say? I was on a panel discussing “re-wilding” the lawn on New Hampshire Public Radio recently. Here are ...