lawns

Growing Food Instead of Grass Lawns in California Front Yards

Photo: Morgan Boone, a volunteer with Crop Swap LA, harvested lettuce at the La Salle microfarm in the View Park…

2 weeks ago

Rebate program helps HOAs become grand-scale water savers

Photo: Landscape renovations of the common area of the 49-home Mall III Lake San Marcos Homeowners Assocation included the removal…

11 months ago

Our HOA tore out all the lawns, they erased 49,000 square feet of turf – but say it’s for a good reason

A CALIFORNIA community has implemented experimental new lawns. Solera Properties, a HOA in Bakersfield, California, is using xeriscaping to try to manage…

1 year ago

‘Cash for Grass’ program has transformed 2,000 lawns in Napa

Photo: A pedestrian walks past the Learning Garden at Las Flores Community Center in Napa on Tuesday. Nick Otto, Register…

1 year ago

Water Districts Aim To Go Greener By Cutting Out Ornamental Grass

Though recent snow and rainfall have certainly improved drought conditions, California water officials still want to make every drop of…

2 years ago