Use a seed carrier. Meadow seed mixes, especially fluffy grass seeds, are notoriously challenging to spread evenly. Mix your ...

Wildflower gardens come in many shapes and sizes, from lush meadows to tidy flower beds. In addition to beautiful, bright ...

Converting a turf area to a native wildflower mini-meadow is a great way to reduce long-term maintenance costs. Wildflowers require much less mowing and watering. They need little or no fertilizers ...

Over the years, I’ve become a strong advocate for replacing unnecessary expanses of lawn with native meadows. I understand the desire to keep a play space for children and a space for outdoor ...

Creating a wildflower meadow garden is a delightful way to bring the beauty and diversity of prairie ecosystems to your own ...

He advocates growing native wildflowers instead. He says wildflowers, which include native prairie grasses and broadleaf flowers, offer many advantages, including environmental ones, over large ...

CALN TOWNSHIP—The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards of Chester & Delaware Counties and Caln Township are collaborating to replace mowed turf in an inaccessible open space with a new park ...

A sprawling suburban park has been enhanced with colorful blossoms that will bloom throughout much of the spring, summer and fall. Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation has planted a new ...

Chester County Parks and Trails Manager Owen Prusack in one of the County Parks’ established native wildflower and warm season grass meadows. (Courtesy of Chester County) Got a question about life in ...