Meadow sedges that are useful for natural lawns are a particular interest of mine.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

In addition to grasses, each region of the country has its own native sedges that will make these natural lawns.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

When creating natural lawns, it's OK to use a mix of sedges as well as using them in singular masses and sweeps.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

Sedges are a group of grasslike plants belonging to the family Cyperaceae.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

Most people are familiar only with wetland and weedy species, but in fact many of our best candidates for natural lawns are sedges.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

In recent years, the increasing awareness of the ecologies that once predominated has brought to light native grasses and sedges that make natural or meadow lawns, naturally.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

As more people become aware of the many native sedges that can be utilized as lawns, I'm sure more species and varieties will show up in mainstream nurseries.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The American Meadow Garden'

The grasses, sedges and shrubs that have been brought to the island handily out-compete the native species, many of them ferns, that were making such a poor fist of greening the island before people came.

ECONOMIST: Ascension Island