Homeowners often incorporate grasses into their lawns, yards, and gardens to add color, texture, and movement. However, with some varieties of grass, this aesthetic value comes with a pest tradeoff.

ARGYLE, Minn. -- Though it's only mid-March, Rivard's Turf and Forage Inc. in Argyle is gearing up for the grass planting season. Thousands of bags of Kentucky blue grass, perennial rye grass and ...

With aggressive growing patterns and sinister tactics, Old World bluestem is crowding out native grass species and remaking Kansas prairies. HAYS, Kansas — Keith Harmoney crouches down in a pale ...

Fifth graders from Betsy Leeker's class gather in a circle to talk about what they found in prairie grasses last month at Wohlwend Elementary School in Oakville. A grant from the Missouri Department ...

MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL (12/04/2006)—Highly diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, ...

In the golden days of summer, a prairie is in its glory. You can capture some of that glory for your garden by incorporating native prairie plants, according to Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant ...

A: Go for the grass planting this fall. This is considered dormant seeding. The seed goes through a priming process where Mother Nature provides some water that the seed takes in, but because of low ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2025. Click here for that audio. The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even ...

HAYS — Keith Harmoney crouches down in a pale yellow field outside his office. He pushes back a cluster of tightly packed 2-foot-tall grass, revealing the ground underneath. In a typical native Kansas ...