Tired of mowing the grass week after week? Perhaps it’s time to consider a moss lawn. Common in Japanese gardens, moss lawns are a low-maintenance alternative if conditions are right. Swapping ...

Now is the time of the year when people are working hard to have a beautiful lawn. They are putting down lime and fertilizer as well as some grass seed to fill in the places where grass is sparce.

It’s not surprising that North Carolina-based moss expert Annie Martin titled her book The Magical World of Moss Gardening. Mosses have a unique charm, and their hearty versatility only adds to their ...

A few weeks ago at the pool, a friend asked me how he could make his lawn look better. I know that I have answered this question in a number of forms, but there continues to remain the one answer that ...

Moss often suffers from an unfair reputation. While it can be considered a menace to lawns, RHS Chelsea Flower Show designers urge households not to “ignore moss” or “scrub it off” from your garden.

A friend is buying a new house, and he mentioned the idea of turning his lawn into a moss haven. Now, this friend of mine is known for some off-the-wall ideas, but it got me thinking – especially ...

The Endless Summer hydrangea is a newer variety that flowers on both old and new wood, so it will bloom “endlessly” all summer even if it is pruned in the spring. Courtesy photo The beginning of April ...