Native plants have a symbiotic relationship with native wildlife and evolved within local environment. Here, a monarch rests on a blazing star, a native wildflower. Native plant species are better ...

Clyde, North Carolina has seen devastating damage from extreme storms over the past twenty years — Helene, in 2024, was just the most recent. Repeated rains from named storms like Ivan and Francis in ...

Sustainable lawns aren't just good for the planet. The days of the perfect-looking yard -- often lawns that guzzle copious amounts of water to stay green -- may soon be gone. Homeowners are ...

MADISON, Wis. -- If you want to spruce up your garden with some native Wisconsin plants, then Madison's public libraries are the place to go this week. From Monday, while supplies last, eight of ...

Growing plants that are native to your region can be one of the best things a gardener can do. In this video, I give a primer ...

Households across the West are increasingly ditching the smooth green lawns of the stereotypical American dream and attempting to grow native plants instead — a practice Indigenous communities ...

Milkweed is vital for monarch butterflies, serving as the only plant for laying eggs and feeding caterpillars. Five of Wisconsin's 13 native milkweed species are listed as endangered, threatened, or ...

The suburban yard of Drake White’s San Antonio home doesn’t have what most yards have—grass. Instead, there are violet pillars of bluebonnets, pillowy white flowers blooming on jimsonweed, and ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Speakers from the California Native Plant Society San Luis Obispo chapter spoke to locals at the Santa Maria Public Library on Saturday. Landscaping architect Zach Tanner, said ...