“The absolute best time to water your lawn is the early morning, before 10 a.m.,” Maurer tells Popular Mechanics. Cooler temperatures and calm breezes help keep evaporation to a minimum. And watering ...

Bear grass (aka Adam’s needle) is a native evergreen perennial that’s as tough as its name implies. Unrelated to grasses, bear grass is a diminutive yucca (Y. filamentosa) that grows about two ...

“In a formal garden a miscanthus grass, such as gracillimus ... tend to be very tolerant of insect grazing, and some provide homes to beneficial insects. They also don’t get powdery mildew ...

There’s a fine (usually nylon) line between a good-looking garden and a great-looking one ... through areas that were hip height in long grass and choked with scrub. This is a quiet, battery ...