The verdict is in from gardeners, environmentalists, and scientists: Don’t bag your grass clippings. Let them mulch your yard. Your lawn and the environment will both be happier for it. In the not-too-distant past, the standard advice was the opposite. We thought bagging was better and believed grass clippings contributed […]
Growing a new lawn from grass seed is one of the easiest — and most-satisfying — home improvement tasks a homeowner can tackle. With just a little time and know-how, you can bring to life a beautiful expanse of green grass. Here’s how to grow a lawn from grass seed, […]
Fight ozone pollution and get a bargain on a new electric lawn mower or trimmer? Sign us up, say residents around Salt Lake City, who are again flooding a Utah gas lawn mower exchange program with applications. In just the first three days since the program kicked off March 5, […]
It was way too big for the average lawn, but still, it was magnificent. The giant coastal redwood tree was 35 feet across and may have stood as high as 400 feet. At that height, it was among the tallest living things on Earth when it met its saw-toothed end […]
The United States dedicates more land to growing grass than any single food crop. Lawns occupy 45 Million acres of land in the US according to NASA and NOAA figures. In fact, the combined area of US lawns is larger than 65% of the nations on Earth. Fortunately, all of […]
Santa Barbara, CA, goes all out for Earth Day. Every year since 1970 — the year that Earth Day was created — the local Community Environmental Council has held the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival. The 2017 edition of the festival (April 21 and 22) will feature live music, speeches, […]
By Jennifer Riner Trulia During tax season, maximizing tax refunds or minimizing taxes owed is on the minds of many. For homeowners, the mortgage interest deduction is a must-do, but fewer understand the tax benefits of sustainable home upgrades. Green home improvements deliver three-fold benefits. First, your household’s carbon footprint […]
Residents of Omaha, NE, were a little hotter under the collar than usual in 2016. A LawnStarter study of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Omaha ranked No. 1 among the 50 largest U.S. cities for warmer-than-normal weather in 2016. Last year, Omaha recorded an average […]
The U.S. solar market enjoyed its best year ever in 2016, nearly doubling the solar power capacity that was installed nationwide in 2015, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. “It would be hard to overstate how impressive 2016 was for the solar industry,” says Abigail Ross Hopper, president and […]
In the summer of 2012, the lightning-sparked Dahl Fire in central Montana scorched more than 22,000 acres, leading to the destruction of 74 homes and 149 other buildings. Sadly, residents of Montana are all too familiar with tragedies like the Dahl Fire, with wildfires roaring across thousands of acres every […]