Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds. Creating corridors of native plants in yards and farms helps wildlife survive in ...

Audrey Longshore, a high school biology teacher in Victorville, California, is teaching her students about the importance of native plants. Longshore believes that using native plants in landscaping ...

Fall and winter are perfect seasons to plant trees. As you consider adding trees to your landscape, I encourage you to prioritize the planting of native trees. We live in an area that supports an ...

Prevailing notions of responsible landscaping and gardening in California have long focused on a single metric: water use. By ignoring the importance of native plants, this formula disastrously ...

Having native plants in a garden can create a good environment for caterpillars, which are hearty food for birds Dario Sanches via Wikimedia Commons under CC By-SA 2.0 As a boy growing up in the 1960s ...

The Anacacho orchid tree (Bauhinia lunarioides) is a lovely small tree that can also be grown as a shrub. It has delicate, bright green leaves and bright white flowers. It is native to the Chihuahuan ...

Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

A butterfly-friendly garden can bring a very special kind of life to an Indian city home. Even a small balcony, terrace, or courtyard can become a wholesome space when the right plants are chosen and ...