John in Sterling writes: “My back yard has been toasted by my dogs; thanks to their urination, all the grass is gone and I have nothing but dirt. Several years ago, I spread compost and reseeded in ...

Three years ago, I had our small, fenced-in back yard replaced with synthetic grass. Was it expensive? Yes. But just look at the results. And this is what the yard looks like every single day, no ...

Dogs, from left, Fiona, Loki and Milo play on a partially snow-covered section of turf. Huskies, from left, Loki and Fiona have a ball outside and don't come in with messy paws. Artificial turf has ...

Golf-course superintendents — they’re just like us! At least, they’re not so different that we can’t ask them for advice. In this column, we welcome readers’ yard-care questions, which we pass on to ...

Winter has given many of our lawns a good beating, but if you're sick of the dreary weather, the good news is spring is just a few weeks away. And with the light nights just around the corner, now ...

The popular dog park at Scioto Audubon Metro Park near Downtown will close in December, to be replaced by Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks with a new dog park of 33,000 square feet of ...