Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you’re picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ones is a challenging part of restoration projects. Even when done well, ...

A woman who replaced her front lawn with native plants was issued a fine because officials said it was too ugly. CBS News New ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Now, about eight of these gently scented plants are starting to bloom in a wet depression in the front yard. As July ...

At Ethel Park in Washington, a carefully tended garden is more than just landscaping. It’s the work of one man whose path to the plants wasn’t always so clear.

Do you think you could tell the difference between a native species and a nonnative or invasive species? One plant you might ...

Nothing beats a homegrown tomato. Even when in season, store-bought tomatoes just cannot compare to a fully ripe fruit ...

As we followed a faint trail through The Nature Conservancy’s Ivanhoe Dune and Swale Nature Preserve in West Gary last year, ...

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...