Most people think a pollinator garden requires tearing up their entire lawn, hiring a landscaper, or knowing the Latin names ...

In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

Native plants in the garden are perfect to plant if you want to attract bees, butterflies, moths and birds. But what exactly is a native plant? Cornell University defines a native plant as one that ...

Losing the turf makes sense in drought-prone areas (and what to replace it with) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As more and more of our land is developed and our native flora and fauna face habitat loss, a growing number of gardeners strive ...

Maybe you had a particularly pleasant afternoon watching bees forage from your squash flowers, or someone gave you a pot of mountain mint with the advice that it's a great native plant. You've come to ...

Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...

Across suburban landscapes, homeowners are increasingly replacing traditional lawns with native plant gardens, spurred by concerns over water consumption and ecological sustainability. However, the ...

The five-acre garden has been growing in phases. A grand opening is scheduled for April 18.

Gardeners hear a lot about invasive species and the damage they do to local ecosystems and native plant communities. But native plants can also be aggressive, bullying out weaker, less assertive ...

As more and more of our land is developed and our native flora and fauna face habitat loss, a growing number of gardeners strive to make a positive and beautiful impact by providing way stations. To ...