Red clover can make a drought- and shade-tolerant lawn alternative, but it is more often grown as an annual winter cover crop and then tilled into the soil as green manure.

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 green carpet.

Causes of Clover in Lawns. There is no mystery behind the reason for clover appearing in your lawn: clover is a tough, ...

Clover lawns look great and are a wonderfully sustainable alternative to the standard turf lawn. They require less water and fewer herbicides and pesticides; they fix nitrogen, help protect ...

Whether you have a traditional green grass lawn, or one of the alternative varieties gaining traction recently—like bee lawns, clover lawns, or tapestry lawns—you probably want it to be intact ...

We interviewed the experts at Yardzen to learn about the pros and cons of a clover lawn. Find out if it's right for you and how to plant your own clover lawn. Why Everyone Is Switching From Grass ...

Dwarf white clover can be a low-maintenance, sustainable alternative to traditional turf grass for North Texas lawns, and is more heat-resistant when mixed with St. Augustine, Bermuda or buffalo ...

If you’re like most people, and you have clover in your lawn, there’s a good chance you’ll want to get rid of it, or at least stop its spread. But it’s important to know that there are ...

If the clover mite population is large, they may start to kill grass and plants. Your lawn may start to get brown spots that look similar to the way your grass looks after winter (winter kill ...

As clover thins and dies out, this exposes the soil, which increases erosion and could leave a muddy mess. A bee-friendly lawn alternative should provide good soil coverage year-round.

Teresa Watkins Close-up of clover at Harry P Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida We've traditionally been taught to keep pesky clovers off our lawns. Now, more and more people are making a case for ...

I fondly remember winter annual weeds in that lawn. Many of these so-called “weeds” are native wildflowers — and a number of pollinators use these wildflowers.