Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover. This is the classic clover that grows in lawns and is ...
Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic manicured grass lawn was imported in the early 18th century from France and ...
Add clover to the lawn? For more than 70 years, clover has been viewed primarily as a “lawn weed” that’s to be eradicated along with the dandelions, chickweed, and crabgrass in pursuit of the ideal ...
Clovers are making a comeback in lawn seed mixes. Today, many families want to attract more pollinators to their yards. They are searching for ecologically sound ways to grow grass, including adding ...
Clover mites (Bryobia praetiosa) are admittedly tiny and may be easy to miss on their own, but they arrive in large numbers and with the potential to cause problems for your plants and headaches ...
During the 1950s, clover went from a vital component of a healthy lawn to a noxious and despised weed. The downfall of clover can be traced back to the commercial release of the herbicide 2,4-D in ...