You’ve no doubt sat in the stands of your favorite baseball stadium, admired that meticulously lined outfield grass and thought, “Wow, my lawn would look great like that!” Well no problem, slugger.

Do you know how they create the diamond patterns in the grass on baseball fields? I tried by cutting my St. Augustine lawn in a crisscross pattern and it didn't work very well. The designs are created ...

Knowing how long mowing stripes last (and how to stretch it) can mean the difference between a nice enough front yard and one ...

You can’t help but smile at the sight of the tufty green cover. “Lawnscapes: Mowing Patterns To Make Your Yard a Work of Art” by David Parfitt (Quirk, 2007, $14.95) is a neat little 79-page book that ...

Lawn striping is a mowing technique that creates a pattern of alternating light and dark green stripes on your lawn, similar to what you see on professional sports fields and on golf courses. Gene ...

“With lawn striping, you can add some dimension and interest to your lawn and give it a ‘finished’ professional-quality look.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...