"Our goal is to have these plants come back year after year. This is just the starting point." Since launching, Growing Wild has handed out nearly 6,000 kits, an estimated 6.5 acres of habitat space.

At the close of “Candide,” 18th-century philosopher Voltaire suggested that we must take care of our own garden — perhaps a ...

After scaling back its annual lake drawdown under pressure from the state, Monterey is seeing a rapid resurgence of invasive ...

In May, the state of Massachusetts launched Growing Wild, a campaign offering free native plant kits at sites statewide. Officials said the perennial giveaway will be an annual event.

You grow them for height and structure in the borders, and suddenly, in the blink of an eye, they’re spreading, suckering or ...

Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow back in the spring. Jackson said there are some perennials ideal for ...

Trifecta perennials attract pollinators, are deer resistant and are also native to Minnesota. There’s no such thing as the perfect perennial, but this list comes pretty close. Skip Navigation ...

A new long-term study from Hungary shows that seeding native plants can effectively reduce annual invasive species in restored sand grasslands, but perennial invaders remain a persistent challenge.

MORRISONVILLE — Gardeners can take “buy local” to the grassroots at today’s Master Gardener Volunteer Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, 84 Fairgrounds Rd ...

Now that our summers are trending hotter for longer, leaning toward perennials that can tolerate heat makes sense in garden planning. Here are 12 of the heat-toughest perennials.