JAMES CITY — To Doug Tallamy, the sight of a pristine green lawn is downright ugly. An “ecological wasteland,” to be precise — offering no value to wildlife and guzzling up water and pesticides.

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged ...

The Village of Irvington and the O’Hara Nature Center are pleased to announce a new public speaker series made possible ...

Warmer weather, which we're certainly having in Washington, D.C., generally means more time spent outside. And for some, that time is spent in the yard, which may look a little sad with patchy grass ...

If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University of Delaware professor whose groundbreaking 2006 book, “Bringing Nature Home,” supercharged ...

You may be seeing social media posts or signs around your town promoting "No Mow May," a campaign calling for people to put away their lawn mowers during May. The idea is that by letting your yard ...

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From the 29th floor of downtown’s Wells Fargo building, the steeple of Hayes Barton Baptist Church sticks out from Raleigh’s tree canopy in 2012. City leaders worry potential legislation could prevent ...

Ecologist Doug Tallamy thinks a yard can become a little "national park." He's co-founder of Homegrown National Park, which encourages people to grow native plants in their yards. Warmer weather, ...