Use these strategies for landscaping with natives to create a beautiful space that requires less care. Landscaping with native plants is catching on, and it’s easy to see why. Not only is using native ...

Whether you’re landscaping your front or back yard with flowers, grasses, shrubs or trees, choosing native plants can have a positive impact on the ecosystem. Native plants and wildlife have an ...

Native plants are uniquely suited for growing in Hawaii. Growing them can help you save water as well as support other species. Clockwise from top left: Ohia, alahaee, naio, alaala wai nui, pili, ...

The park now doubles as a living classroom, where volunteers document sightings on iNaturalist and learn how restoring native ...

Framed by a fence clad in maypop vines, Anne Barnes’ Edwardian home in the Freret neighborhood gets a lot of attention from passersby. They usually don’t comment, though, on its herb garden or flower ...

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 ...

Have you noticed the purple wisteria overwhelming trees along the roadsides? Chinese and Japanese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda) display pendulous racemes (clusters) of ...

The use of native plants can result in cheaper, more hearty and easier to maintain gardens and landscapes, explained Matthew Herron, a spokesperson for the Coastal Plains Outdoor School. Herron ...

NATIVE LANDSCAPES: In a new series, Xpress spotlights local experts who have positive visions for the future and ideas about what Asheville could look like in 2050 if we invest in the solutions now.

If you like agapanthus but don't want to risk it spreading, here are 4 great native plants similar to agapanthus you can ...

South Dakota State University Extension has published new research on native plants that can support birds in the state and ...