Turfgrasses provide many benefits to the environment including carbon dioxide sequestering, reduction of wind and water erosion, and cooling of the environment. In spite of these documented benefits, there is increasing pressure to reduce the use of grasses - primarily to reduce the water...More>>

Even after 38 years, University of Georgia researcher Wayne Hanna continues to make breakthroughs working with Tif varieties.More>>

The 2008 Tour des Trees raised more than $250,000 for the TREE Fund, dedicated to advancing knowledge in arboriculture and urban forestry to benefit people, trees and the environment.More>>

Golembiewski will continue the program's research on perennial ryegrass as part of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program; on the fertility of annual bluegrass; and on the performance of certain grass mixtures in shaded conditions.More>>

The National Turfgrass Foundation will retain a lobbyist to work on issues, and will develop a strategic plan in 2009.More>>

Rose-Fricker earns Genetics and Plant Breeding Award; Gaussion honored for his work in turfgrassMore>>

The Andersons, Inc. will be leading an Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center project to develop granular material that more effectively contains, transports, and delivers fertilizer and pesticides, or other biologically active ingredients, to specific areas.More>>

Using natives within landscapes is one small one piece of the much bigger issue of environmentally responsible landscaping, and is, to the degree that meets customer expectations, laudable given the growing emphasis on conservation and sustainability.More>>

Nitrogen Use Efficient Lawn Grass can enable consumers and commercial landscape professionals to maintain healthy lawns with lower costs, greater convenience and reduced environmental impacts.More>>

The trials will evaluate turf color, turf quality, turf growth, and soil nutrient levels, and compare the organic products to each other, as well as to synthetic controls.More>>