The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a member to use it. By Margaret Roach Turning your front yard into ...

Anthony Marinello used to spend $200 to $300 a month — excluding fall and spring cleanups — on professional landscaping and maintenance of his family's West Hempstead property. Before that, he spent ...

Submissions are due March 30 for the Native Plant Art Contest and Exhibit hosted by two Texas-based, Latino-led nonprofit ...

Flowers are blooming in Texas! Zander Caruso, Plant Pro at Barton Springs Nursery, joined Studio 512 to talk about tips for getting the best color out of native perennials. Zander says, “A perennial ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

With the arrival of autumn, many area green thumbs are busy removing spent plants and making plans for next year’s landscape. Local proprietors in the native landscaping business, however, would like ...

In the fall, plants start to go dormant and focus on growing strong roots. “I think in the transition to native plants, there’s just such an excitement of all the life you’re bringing into your yard." ...

QUILCENE — Three high school student participants in the Youth Environmental Stewards program are helping the staff of Northwest Watershed Institute remodel the native plant nursery at the Tarboo ...

Welcome to the first issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, today’s lesson in Los Angeles’ changing landscapes ...

"If you build it, they will come." That is the theme of a new curriculum developed by Islip Middle School eighth-grade science teacher AnnMarie Mills this past school year. The quote, borrowed from ...