Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

British nature writer Richard Mabey argues for “the generosity to reset the power balance between ourselves and the natural ...

On a recent sunny morning, a small group of conservationists heads into battle in the hills above Redwood City. They don an ...

Only a small group of people have regular access to the enchanting rooftop sanctuary atop the Center on Halsted in Lakeview. Let's take a look.

Artificial grass has come a long way since your granddad’s Astroturf. Today’s synthetics, made of nylon or polymer, have ...

Yarrow, showy evening primrose, Russian sage and so many more flowering plants are perfectly happy in sunny, rocky landscapes ...

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island. Native ...

Montana Plants offers trees and shrubs such as cottonwoods and larches, flowering and fruiting shrubs such as golden currant ...

Despite the reprieve from the recent three-day scorcher, we are likely to have repeats throughout the summer with an added ...

"A short lawn won’t hurt fireflies, but it won’t bring them into your yard either," she says. Related: 12 Alternatives to a ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...