A series of cultivated gardens winds its way out to untouched coastal bluffs at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens on the northern coast of California. The 47-acre nonprofit...
10/26/2022
It’s not “purple mountains majesty” for hiking, Jason King knows, but Illinois, Indiana and southern Wisconsin, are not without charm — they’re free, they’re close, their trails...
10/22/2022
Many people don't realize that different plants have different sun requirements. Just like we need the sun to thrive, so do plants! However, too much sun can be just as damaging...
10/21/2022
In the last two years, California’s leaders have allocated unprecedented funding to address the state’s longer and more extreme wildfire seasons. Those dollars translate to...
10/03/2022
In August 2018, novelist Jeff VanderMeer gazed out at his new yard. He and his wife, Ann, had just bought a bright, airy home nestled in the forest canopy at the edge of a small...
10/01/2022
As summer wanes and blooms abound, you might be wondering if it’s a good time toadd to (or start!) your garden. Simply put, yes, fall is a great time to plant native plants,...
09/26/2022
Lately the urge to garden has, for some of us—for me, at least—become completely overwhelming. In the community garden near my apartment in Brooklyn, where I’ve planted radishes...
09/25/2022
Murphy Westwood, Ph.D., vice president of science and conservation at The Morton Arboretum and senior author of the report, noted that much of the world’s biodiversity depends...
09/19/2022
LOS ANGELES— The California Fish and Game Commission agreed today to temporarily protect Inyo rock daisies under the California Endangered Species Act while the state studies...
09/19/2022
Have you always wanted to start a native plant garden, but don’t know where to start? It can seem daunting to figure out which plant is suited for the right place, how to space...
09/15/2022
Hummingbirds are known for their small size and remarkable ability to remember details such as the location and nectar content of flowers. Of the more than 350 hummingbird...
09/15/2022
If asked to quickly jot down a list of U.S. trees, most people could probably name 20 or maybe even 30 off the top of their head. There are actually 881 species of native trees...
09/10/2022