Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of grass blades - Olenamykhaylova/Getty Images When the terms annual and perennial appear, many people tend to think of ...

It is all too common, especially here in north Florida, for warm-season perennial grass weeds to invade your desired warm-season perennial grass lawn or yard. Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), ...

One of the best methods for mowing your lawn more efficiently is to stop mowing altogether. Coincidentally, that's one of the benefits of planting your yard with perennial peanut (Arachis glabrata) ...

Frustrated with your Florida lawn? Weeds, worms and watering got you worn out? Perennial peanut, an alternative to traditional grass, may be the alternative. Perennial peanut is a creeping yellow ...

Ornamental grasses are an often-overlooked group of herbaceous perennials that thrive here, and will add beauty to your landscape with minimal effort. View full size ThinkstockSome ornamental grasses, ...

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Grass has gotten into my perennial garden and a bed of ground cover. What is the best way to get rid of it, as it seems to be spreading? — Bob Appleton, Woodstock Grass is difficult to eradicate once ...

Controlling juniper trees by cutting them down and burning them where they fall keeps invasive cheatgrass at bay and allows native perennials to become re-established, according to new findings.

“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s mantle and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

What’s going on here? It’s like my lawn has chicken pox. Small patches turn light brown in winter, like zoysia grass does, and really look spotty against the normal green grass. But it’s not dead, ...