Bill and Mary-Ellen McDonald host firefly viewing parties, hoping to inspire their neighbors to stop using pesticides and consider rewilding their lawns.
Tag: Lawns
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They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost.
After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.
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The Case for Clover Lawns, the Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Grass
Amid droughts and extreme heat, people are welcoming clover into their lawns, an alternative to the purely grass lawn, helping them save water and money.
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Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa
Twenty years ago, a grass court emerged from the surrounding cornfields in Charles City. Its story is colored by exacting standards, profound loss and, ultimately, rebirth.