Wild weed lawns: Naturally

On this week’s Naturally, KGNU’s resident herbalist, Brigitte Mars, discusses the strong, courageous plants that are wild weeds.

With drought warnings and water restrictions across the country, a solution to using so much water to take care of traditional grass lawns is to make wild weed lawns cool again! A third of our nation’s water is used to water lawns — that’s water we need now more than ever.

A great, flowering, and short-growing weed variety is the Dutch white clover.

Naturally airs every Wednesday on the Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show with coverage of local and regional news, with headlines and commentary. Click here to listen to full episodes of the Morning Magazine.