Lush lawns seem to be a requirement of home ownership, especially in the suburbs. It unifies the neighborhood visually when one home after another is surrounded by a carpet of emerald green grass.

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Originally appeared in the April 2015 issue. [I]n 2015, when Down East presented the town of Ogunquit with its 33rd annual Environmental Award for its pioneering ban on the use of toxic pesticides and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Like organic agriculture, the basic principle and focus of organic lawn care ...

A healthy lawn isn’t built overnight—it’s built in the soil. The right organic fertilizer does more than make your grass green for a few weeks. It feeds the microorganisms that keep your soil alive, ...

If you’re a homeowner, no doubt you’ve been exposed to the debate over whether chemical or organic fertilizer is best for your lawn. Because organic fertilizer, which is typically comprised of ...

Why do we choose harmful chemicals for our lawns when we can use safer options? Organic lawn care creates a healthy area. This means your yard can grow well without using synthetic items. Without ...

Worm juice, compost tea, fatty-acid soap, corn gluten, kelp. It’s the lexicon of the organic lawn and yard movement and Mara Natrakul loves to spread the words far and wide. Natrakul, who started the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Just a week ago we were dealing with cool, wet weather, and now we're hot and dry with temperatures pushing 100 degrees. These weather extremes, along with watering our lawns more, has ...

After a long, hot summer, fall is a great time to fertilize your lawn. Feeding your lawn in the fall helps it regain strength and prepare for winter. While grass types each have unique needs, fall ...