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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

The landscape designer Donald Pell believes using a wider palette with nonnatives from around the world can add joy to gardens. By Margaret Roach The naturalistic landscapes that Donald Pell creates ...

Welcome to the December issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter. Yes, I know it’s the holidays. However, we have plenty to keep plant people busy this month. First, let me share what I learned from ...

The landscape of La Jolla’s Coast Walk Trail has changed a lot in recent years, with volunteers adding and removing vegetation in select areas. For example, invasive arundo grass that once filled the ...