Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known as Dutch clover. This is the classic clover that grows in lawns and is ...
Add clover to the lawn? For more than 70 years, clover has been viewed primarily as a “lawn weed” that’s to be eradicated along with the dandelions, chickweed, and crabgrass in pursuit of the ideal ...
Q: My yard has been taken over by clover or oxalis. What can I do to get rid of it and bring my grass back? Clover and oxalis may look similar, due to their three-part leaves consisting of ...
Grass may seem like an obvious choice for a yard covering but it’s actually a modern-ish norm. The idea of a domestic manicured grass lawn was imported in the early 18th century from France and ...
During the 1950s, clover went from a vital component of a healthy lawn to a noxious and despised weed. The downfall of clover can be traced back to the commercial release of the herbicide 2,4-D in ...