If you feel you have to choose between your best friend and your lawn, you are not alone. This brief guide will help you have both a green lawn and a (ahem) relieved dog!

Here's an environmentally friendly, low-maintenance way to get a “grassy” groundcover in your landscape. Winner of the American Society for Horticultural Science 2010 Outstanding Extension Division Educational Materials Award.

Lead is a heavy metal that occurs in all soils but can reach hazardous levels in some soils as a result of leaded-fuel exhaust, industrial wastes and other causes. Learn how to test your soil for safety and see what you can do if lead levels run too high.

Grass clippings make up a surprisingly large portion of California's solid waste stream during the growing season. Learn how to properly mow your lawn, how to “grasscycle” the clippings, mower safety tips and more.

Helpful tips for both homeowners and commercial landscapers.

Sustainable landscaping is a gardening approach focused on matching the plantings and design to a plot's native complement of soil and water resources and local climatic conditions. In the long run, the garden costs less and takes less time to maintain.