If caring for your lawn is a burden, maybe Rethinking Lawns, a new approach to lawn care, could be helpful.
Lauren Umek of the Chicago Park District outlined Rethinking Lawns, a collaboration between the park district, the Chicago Botanic Garden and the University of Michigan-Flint, at the April 11 Green Thumb Saturdays program in Homewood.
For Rethinking Lawns, a team of ecologists inspects the ecosystem services of lawns, native lawn alternatives and plants that give…
