GRINNELL — On Grinnell College’s 120-acre campus is a fledgling prairie planned and planted by students. The 5,200-square-foot triangle on MacEachron, or Mac, Field containing 40 varieties of prairie ...
Homeowners often incorporate grasses into their lawns, yards, and gardens to add color, texture, and movement. However, with some varieties of grass, this aesthetic value comes with a pest tradeoff.
This will be the first in a series of articles on our native prairie grasses that can be used to enhance your yard. But first we need to know a bit more about prairies. Prairies are our heritage and ...
ARGYLE, Minn. -- Though it's only mid-March, Rivard's Turf and Forage Inc. in Argyle is gearing up for the grass planting season. Thousands of bags of Kentucky blue grass, perennial rye grass and ...
In the golden days of summer, a prairie is in its glory. You can capture some of that glory for your garden by incorporating native prairie plants, according to Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant ...
Fifth graders from Betsy Leeker's class gather in a circle to talk about what they found in prairie grasses last month at Wohlwend Elementary School in Oakville. A grant from the Missouri Department ...
MOORHEAD — Andrew Brownlow knelt on mowed grass beside a semicircle designed to bring back the prairie to urban areas. Gingerly, he slipped a swamp milkweed plug into a hole and packed the earth ...
With aggressive growing patterns and sinister tactics, Old World bluestem is crowding out native grass species and remaking Kansas prairies. HAYS, Kansas — Keith Harmoney crouches down in a pale ...
Wander an Illinois prairie where bison graze restored grasslands, historic bunkers linger, and quiet trails reveal one of the ...