An alternative to lawns that uses less water
Imagine a feathery emerald green lawn that needs watering only once a week and requires just two mowings a year. It may sound futuristic, but ‘Rana Creek’ fescue (Festuca)–a variety of a California native perennial bunchgrass–is available now.Landscape designer Michelle Comeau discovered its charms on a field trip to Rana Creek Habitat Restoration, a Monterey-area …
Creeping Red Fescue
Green Meadow Growers is a wholesale grower producing ornamental grasses, perennials, and succulents since 2001. Started as a mother stock nursery growing for Proven Winners and Euro American Propagators and quickly expanded to sell finished grasses and perennials to the southern California market.
So You Want a "No Mow" Lawn
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Making the Most of your Garden
There is a growing movement to replace traditional, thirsty, fertilizer-hungry lawns with native grasses, groundcovers, and 'meadow' mixes. Here we'll explore several options for replacing your lawn...
The Lowdown on Grass: Artificial vs. Real for a Lawn
Ready to lose your traditional thirsty turf-grass lawn? Here are three ways to go