Plants native to Massachusetts thrive in the area’s low pH, nutrient-poor, sandy soil. "They honestly look their best when they are growing in difficult situations," Falk said.

Plants native to Massachusetts thrive in the area’s low pH, nutrient-poor, sandy soil. "They honestly look their best when they are growing in difficult situations," Falk said.

Once plant species are recognized as invasive, likely invasive or potentially invasive, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources holds a hearing to determine if species should be ...

Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow ...

Frost, a plant restoration biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, works to ensure the state’s rare plants stay in the landscape.That means she addresses the ...