The choices to improve your property can improve the greater, surrounding environment. The City of Fairmont and Martin Soil ...

Ever wonder what the Plains Indians used for food? If you answered bison or buffalo, you are partially correct. There's no ...

Now, about eight of these gently scented plants are starting to bloom in a wet depression in the front yard. As July ...

My history instructor at College of DuPage had previously taught in California, but moved back to Illinois. As a 19-year-old ...

Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose ...

For anyone interested in observing what those egg hatchlings look like from a safe distance, here are a few places you can checkout: Gator Chateau, located in Jennings; Cameron Prairie National ...

Prairie violets grow in the Prairie Plains Resource Center's greenhouse at Griffith Prairie near Marquette. Beginning in 1980, the institute planted its 10,000th acre of diverse, local, ecotype ...

Learn how high summer temperatures stress garden plants and discover expert tips to help them recover and thrive.

Prairie Fresh has introduced a new line of naturally hardwood-smoked bacon, available in three flavor varieties.

Add season-long interest to your garden with colorful companion plants to blue false indigo, including the stunning prairie smoke and vibrant butterfly weed.