John Gidding has a radical proposition: consider parting with your front lawn and replacing the grass with native plants. In his new book, At Home with Nature, a Guide to Sustainable, Natural ...

WE AMERICANS LOVE our front lawns. Fairway-like expanses on which to run barefoot, toss a ball, attempt to perfect a so-so golf swing. Not that we often do these things, if ever. Still, we generally ...