America’s biodiverse meadows of days gone by slowly gave way to French- and English-style turfgrass lawns. By the late 1800s, the neatly trimmed grass lawn had become a symbol of wealth. The invention ...

Q: I see sod trucks driving through town. Is it OK to plant new sod now? I have a large bare area beneath my pecan tree that I’d like to get covered. A: That would dictate your planting St. Augustine, ...

Planting solid sod can be done any time of the year, but fall is the very best time to plant warm-season grasses like Bermuda. 2009 File Photo / Staff There seems to be some confusion about whether it ...

Ilana Strauss is a journalist who began writing for the Treehugger family in 2015. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Cut, New York Magazine, and other publications. Amy Cox remembers the ...

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Q: I’m having landscaping work done in our yard yet this fall. Included is a half-pallet of St. Augustine sod. I know it’s late to be planting it. Should I wait until spring? What are my other options ...

I am tired of fighting the weeds and weedy grasses in my lawn. I am ready to start over. Is this a good time to replace or renovate a lawn? Now is the very best time to plant lawns. The soil is still ...

QUESTION: The landscaping company I hired to address my erosion issue is scheduled to come back and put down sod in late October. I know nothing about sod and don’t necessarily trust that they will do ...