Now, after several years working as a professional gardener, I have planted all sorts of grasses, but I remain a little in ...

Shade-Loving Japanese Forest Grass Covers Tree Roots With Its Dense Habit. Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra) is a slow-growing, shade-loving perennial grass.

Your first taste of a ripe pawpaw, left, or American persimmon, right, may convince you to plant the trees, which can serve as the centerpiece of a permaculture food forest.

Plant Medic columnist Ricky Kemery says mature trees such as oak or maples with larger leaves can make it tough for turfgrass to grow properly in urban settings.

Why is it a problem? There are several things a forest can do for the river that a patch of reed canary grass can't. When flooding happens, the deep roots of big trees slow down water and capture ...