When I first planted my backyard, my husband called my garden Death Row. I wanted to grow flowers and vegetables as my grandmothers had done and trees as my mother had done, but my efforts fell under ...

April is Native Plant Month in Ohio. Learn why these plants are crucial for wildlife and how to add them to your garden.

To create resilient landscapes and restore healthy ecosystems, public land managers need seed, but not just any seed will do.

Shrubs such as Rhus aromatica Gro-Low, a cultivar of fragrant sumac that stays under about 2 feet high, or even-lower red ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What do turkey corn, swamp lousewort, American skunk cabbage, and sneezeweed (gesundheit) have in common?

These low-maintenance plants will add elegance to your garden year-round. Planting native hollies supports birds and wildlife, while adding year-round beauty to your garden. Native hollies feed birds, ...

Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds. Creating corridors of native plants in yards and farms helps wildlife survive in ...

My recent columns appear to have hit a nerve in the native plant community. Some are not happy that I said it is OK to have a lawn. Some are not happy that I am not promoting native plants. I am not a ...

As the Western U.S. faces more damaging droughts, local governments—as well as an increasing number of homeowners—have been successfully promoting landscaping practices that eschew the stereotypical ...

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