Low-water plants, native shade, and smart irrigation turn yards into cooler landscapes that save water and support local life now.

That all changed when, thanks to Meadow City Nursery’s website, I discovered the Native Garden Planner, a free online design tool at https://www.nativegardenplanner.com. The software was created by ...

On a warm morning early in the summer of 2010, Anthony Marinello plunged a shovel into the ground in the front yard of his parents’ West Hempstead home and began to dig. The recent high school ...

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 ...

Kath Gadd's native landscape design shows us how to bring more wildlife to the garden. See Charlie Albone learn about native ...

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 ...

There might soon be more native California poppies, lupines and sunflowers popping up along streets and sidewalks in the region. The University of California, Davis, Department of Human Ecology has ...