A beautiful lawn with artificial grass and a strip of gravel along the right side of the yard along the driveway - christopher babcock/Shutterstock With the labor involved in caring for a lush lawn, ...

Around the country, heated debates are taking place over whether to install artificial turf, pitting neighbors against each ...

Below are eleven hidden downsides to installing artificial turf that have been commonly overlooked over the years. Some issues have workarounds and potential solutions, while others can't be changed, ...

It’s the American ideal: a green lawn, neatly trimmed, and free of brown spots or blemishes. Like most American ideals, it comes at a high cost—unending weekends of fertilizing, mowing, and watering.

For homeowners all over the United States, having a well manicured lawn is a source of pride. However, it can also be a major source of stress due to the amount of care and consistently that is ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

It’s time to settle this backyard debate.

This story was produced in collaboration with CivicStory as part of the New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project. On a hot summer morning, a dozen residents of Scotch Plains gathered under tall ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Players stretch on artificial turf at Oxnard High School before a flag football game. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times) Fields ...