A cluster of home gardeners walked into a wild meadow on Mount Ashland in early July, following in the footsteps of native plant expert Suzie Savoie. Their goal: Low-maintenance landscape inspiration.

A city street may seem an unusual place to save species found in critically endangered grasslands. My new research, though, shows we can use plants from these ecosystems to create beautiful and ...

It can also make a meaningful difference for local wildlife and ecosystems, and benefit pollinators.

Welcoming wildlife into a small, urban, outdoor space can seem tricky at first. For those with just a balcony or courtyard to work with, you can't just dig into soil to make a pollinator-friendly ...

There’s something undeniably enticing about a meadow. Homeowners fantasizing about bidding lawn care adieu might see an expanse of flowering plants and grass plumes as an ecologically sound — and ...

The current landscape movement toward native plants and pollinator-aiding has a fair chunk of the gardening public replacing lawn space with seed-planted meadows. But not everyone (or their neighbors) ...

Monarda, Monarda fistulosa, often called wild bergamot or bee balm, is a native North American plant that is now found in gardens all over the world. Here in our area, groups of the plants can be seen ...

A sprawling suburban park has been enhanced with colorful blossoms that will bloom throughout much of the spring, summer and fall. Chester County Department of Parks and Preservation has planted a new ...

The members of Highland Meadows Golf Club, a private facility in Sylvania that will host the Greater Toledo Classic tournament July 17-19, are happy to share the historic layout with a wide array of ...

All she wanted was a meadow. About five years ago, her nest newly empty and her schedule freer than it had been in decades, Paula Whyman began reading books about backyard conservation, starring ...

A city street may seem an unusual place to save species found in critically endangered grasslands. My new research, though, shows we can use plants from these ecosystems to create beautiful and ...