Thistles are a marvelous group of plants. Botanists place them all as members of the sunflower (or aster) family, which is a ...

Florence, South Carolina has a vibrant arts and culture scene for a city of its size. Find out where to go and what to do in ...

Guinea grass is a highly flammable invasive plant species, which greatly contributed to the Maui wildfires. The species is ...

More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us ...

Goldenrod or Solidago is a genus of flowering perennials in the aster family with numerous species that are native the North ...

The concept of companion planting, in which one plant helps the other, is the basic idea behind the Three Sisters, but focusing on this alone glosses over many of the nuances in native garden ...

The flowers are insect pollinated, and various thistle species are widely known as important food sources for butterflies, as well as bees.

Identical to a natural forest, a food forest consists of seven layers, each playing a unique role in creating a ...

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be ...

“I learned about the benefits of planting native plants, and I was hooked!” Which was a great thing for the monarch population around Whittier, since today Anaya’s yard is full of the ...

The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a plaque in honor of “Gini” Sherry, founder of the Native Plant Society of ...

More and more gardeners are adding native plants to their landscapes. These plants provide more than beautiful flowers for us ...