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

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

Native plants are the foundation of prairie ecosystems. Unlike turf grass or exotic ornamentals, Kansas natives evolved over thousands of years to thrive in the region’s unique climate and soils.

Learn about the many ways native prairie plants can help liven up your home garden in this week's YARD AND GARDEN column from the University of Illinois Extension.

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

The roots of prairie plants such as switchgrass, big bluestem, and blazing star reach as much as twelve feet underground, where they tap deep stores of moisture to survive dry spells.

Nearly a mile of riverfront in Bent County is now a preserve for prairie wildlife and plants. Nonetheless, there’s much work ...

If you ever have walked across a Nebraska prairie and noticed small dirt mounds dotting the landscape, heads popping from ...

Prairie plants are also like a big “Brita filter,” removing pollutants and helping water penetrate farther into the soil, said Elaine Zautke, Lakeshore State Park manager with the Wisconsin DNR.

Dexter City Council supports a proposal from Terry Sharik and Ann Arbor Trout Unlimited to replace invasive species with native prairie plants along the Mill Creek Trail. The project aims to reduce ...