Originally appeared in the April 2015 issue. [I]n 2015, when Down East presented the town of Ogunquit with its 33rd annual Environmental Award for its pioneering ban on the use of toxic pesticides and ...

Much like organic gardening, the basis for natural lawn care lies in healthy soils, which are the foundation for a healthy lawn. Within our soil lies an incredibly diverse ecosystem that is often ...

Residential lawns consume over 2.5 billion gallons of water a year. This makes taking a natural approach to lawn care appealing for homeowners. Also, almost 3 million tons of fertilizer are applied to ...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So what makes a beautiful lawn? The natural lawn is making a comeback, decades after the advent of lawn chemicals. It's no ...

From robotic mowers to clover lawns, these are the trends experts say to expect. David Carter / Getty Images With the cold winter season right around the corner, your lawn is probably the last thing ...

One Sunday afternoon about 25 years ago, I was sitting on my living room couch watching a football game when there was a knock at the door. There was a nice-looking young man in a spiffy, logoed polo ...

When Steven Popp of Fairport first started a part-time lawn care business, he used synthetic pesticides. You know the kind: the ones that smell like noxious chemicals. “When we became homeowners ...

Like many American householders, I used to crave a lawn that looked like green nylon. But years of chemical application gradually poisoned the topsoil so the “lawn” degraded into a horrific morass of ...

Lawn to Lake Midwest is a great resource as the experts share each month care tips on how to have a healthy lawn all year long while using natural lawn care practices. For the month of May check out ...

It’s the season of the resurgent grass blade — and the perpetual quest to make it look its best. And as Earthbound Artisan landscapers enter the lawn-care business this year, they have their own way ...