The eye-catching stripes on a golf course or major league outfield are relatively simple to create on your own patch of grass. For lawns large and small, striping is as simple as mowing with a plan.

Do you ever drive by a ball field or golf course and do a double take because the lawn's stripes are so perfect? You see those razor-sharp edges on the crisp clean lines, and the sun gleaming off the ...

Striping is an optical illusion: The color differences you see comes from grass blades bending in opposite directions, affecting how light reflects off their surfaces. Plan out your stripes: Mow in ...