Imagine stepping out your back door into a garden brimming with flavors, colors, and stories that stretch back tens of thousands of years. The scents of lemon myrtle and native mint drift through the ...

Native plants have evolved in a particular region, adapting to climate, soil, water, and interaction with other plant and animal species. They have not been altered by humans. Rather, native ...

Native plants are well adapted to the climate and pest pressure of their region and offer important habitat and food sources ...

As an 8-year-old child, I remember patrolling rows of zinnias and snapdragons that the Westchester Farms grew for cut flowers ...

The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and wild ginger as rays of sunlight struggle through the emerald canopy. Deep ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ep ...

Plants Out of Place” exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh examines the complexities of invasive plants ...

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about using native plants in your landscape and you may be asking ...

Carolina allspice, a flowering shrub native to Ohio, is known for its fragrant, reddish-brown flowers. The plant thrives in woodland areas and along streams, blooming from mid-April through July.

Many are well-suited additions to any garden, but there is a lot of misinformation about growing native plants, so Jerry is going to do some myth busting! 1. Native Plants Are Drought Tolerant.

When an extremely rare native plant was discovered during road works on the iconic Forgotten World Highway, SH43, local iwi leapt into action. The nationally endangered plant Brachyglottis turneri, or ...

Planting wildflowers and native plants during the spring often marks the best time to see the naturally occurring plants bloom for most of the year. The perennial plants bloom in late spring ...