Environment – Lawnstarter

50 Ways to Live a Greener, Eco-Friendly Life

By Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp | Updated: May 10, 2024

Kermit the Frog may croon it’s not easy being green, but he’s wrong. This Ultimate Guide to Going Green will […]

By Adrian White | Updated: April 25, 2024

Vinegar is key to great salad dressings. But despite all the recipes hailing it as a homemade weed killer, leave it on the kitchen shelf.

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: May 11, 2022

Cem Akin is on a mission to improve air quality and feed impoverished communities. His plan: Plant trees. Akin is […]

By Rosie Wolf Williams | Published: October 22, 2019

When you have a question about landscaping in your geographical area, you might consult the Farmer’s Almanac for planting charts or frost […]

By Adrian White | Updated: May 11, 2022

Imagine that instead of flowing into the sewer system, water discharged by your bathtub, dishwasher, kitchen sink and washing machine […]

By John Egan | Updated: May 9, 2024

In McAllen, a Texas city along the U.S. border with Mexico, the heat is on … and on and on […]

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: September 6, 2019

Those fortunate enough to live by a shoreline have inherited a special responsibility along with spectacular views: Your landscaping habits […]

By Stuart Kushner | Updated: July 18, 2023

Green living and sustainable plant-care grow more popular by the day. A beautiful, naturally managed, and pest-free lawn is possible […]

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: October 16, 2023

You might live on an island. Not the kind with palm trees, ocean breezes and miles of white sand (sorry) […]

By Jodi Helmer | Updated: March 23, 2020

It’s a movement that has swept the nation, with the sweeping taking place behind elephants, giraffes, zebras and hippos: Zoos […]