How bad is California’s drought? “Imagine a disaster movie in which 22 million people are told that they have only 12 to 18 months of water left. Unless Southern Californians pull together, we will be ...

Want a perfect looking lawn no matter what time of the year it is? You may be interested in using artificial grass, or turf, as it’s commonly called, if you want a uniform, always green, and ...

No mowing and saves water, too? Synthetic turf indeed sounds like the perfect lawn for parched landscapes. Recent technological innovations make today’s fake grass look better than the real thing.

I fear that my well-tended lawn is wreaking havoc on the environment. I’ve considered replacing it with synthetic grass, which requires far less maintenance. But manufacturing that plastic vegetation ...

SAN ANTONIO — Maintaining an attractive yard is part of being a good neighbor, but Rick Tolley believes conserving water is an even greater responsibility. Tolley considered both neighbors and natural ...

HOMEOWNERS know that in one field of life, nothing less than perfection is acceptable. The rules of the lawn are very clear: no bare patches, Fido-induced brownouts, weeds, anemic blades or lusterless ...

I had been living with my battered lawn for a couple of decades when I finally decided to install a lush carpet of artificial turf. Technology had come a long way, so that fake grass not only looks ...

“Never in a million years did I think I’d have fake grass,” said Simone Harouche, a fashion stylist who lives in Los Angeles. A passionate green thumb, Harouche tends a lush property of climbing roses ...

CERRITOS – After 35 years of mowing, watering and weeding his front lawn, Cerritos resident Mario Kasilag was tired. “I was always watering, always using pesticides and herbicides. I was finally at ...

Kate Foster Lengyel moved to Park Slope from Manhattan three years ago with dreams of a verdant backyard for her two young children. But she was skeptical when her landscaper suggested artificial ...

A drought-conscious Concord resident was in shock over the weekend after discovering someone had stolen her artificial lawn. Sandra Fischer, 79, found out through a call from her neighbor Sunday ...