Villagers believe artificial turf would be a long-overdue solution to their costly lawn problems. Villager Jan Carpenter had a terrible chinch bug infestation and it cost her thou ...

Although there weren’t many decisions to be made, there was plenty of information to digest Tuesday at the Hillsboro School District Board meeting. In a work session, board members heard an update on ...

As Santa Clara County supervisors consider a proposed artificial turf ban on county-owned land, parents and activists are pointing to the disposal of a local high school’s old field to highlight ...

Artificial grass doesn't have to look as if it's foreign to your yard. Here is the best method for laying it and making it ...

Welcome to February, and, sad to say, what will likely be the last issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter — more about that in a moment. Just know that we still have a good list of plant-related ...

After representatives of the Missoula Paddleheads told the city they’d like to install artificial turf on Ogren Field, some Missoulians are saying they don’t want more plastic, especially right next ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with orthopedist Timothy Kremchekan about how artificial turf can exacerbate injuries among high school football players. There was much attention when Aaron Rodgers was ...

The term dates back to the original artificial turf that was widespread in the NFL during the 1970s. AstroTurf, named for the surface installed in Houston's Astrodome, was essentially carpet with a ...