Cutting Your Grass Too Short Taller grass means a healthier lawn. It shades the soil surface, keeps the soil from drying out and reduces watering needs. Shaded soil also makes it harder for weeds to ...

Fire pits, bonfires, and fireplaces can be very hypnotic and relaxing, which is one of many reasons they are so popular. There are few things as universally beloved as the feeling of calm and coziness ...

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There's something special about the Colorado community of Sterling Ranch, a tight-knit community of roughly 3,000 where the ...

Conservationists at the Queen Elizabeth National Park (QENP) are troubled by the invasion of a rare plant species threatening the survival of the natural plant cover and animals in the park. The wild ...

Beach resident said she was told only a 10-foot wide area would be cut. Instead, it's "like a football field with nothing but ...

Los Angeles didn’t just burn because it was hot and dry. It burned where systems meet—at the windowpane, the five‑foot ring ...

California needs new rules to help future wildfires from destroying homes and businesses. But Zone Zero regulations, a key ...

Some people burn them; others bag them and have them hauled away with ... When the leaves fall naturally from the trees onto ...

As plants shift from showy to snowy, there are still plenty of garden tasks to keep you busy, including celebrating your ...

Near or at dark, a thick-necked 8- or IO-pointer might charge out into the field, scatter the subdominant bucks like quail and try to corral the doe. With luck, he’ll roll out of the woods under your ...