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In a drought? Think twice before tearing out your lawn

Jan 15, 2016
It can save water, but done the wrong way, it hurts the environment and the eyes.

A California drought loser: pool contractors

Jun 10, 2015
Water restrictions in some cities ban filling new pools with drinkable water.

Now Amazon will let you rent goats

Apr 21, 2015
Amazon's new product Home Services has a goat grazing service.

Your yard is getting smarter, too

Mar 24, 2015
The internet of things is coming to your front lawn...literally.

Old golf courses become new kind of wilderness

Jan 12, 2015
Failed golf courses are being allowed to return to their natural states.
A wInter sky at sunset over Sugarcreek MetroPark in the Dayton, Ohio, area.
Jim Crotty/Flickr

Drought? What drought? Homeowners fined for brown lawns

Jul 27, 2012
A homeowners association in Denver has issued hundred of tickets to residents this year for failing to keep up their lawns in the drought.