Every yard needs a tree. All the better if it’s a native species of tree, one that will support native bees, butterflies and other wildlife. “Fall is a great time for tree planting,” said Spencer ...

In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants. In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving ...

Lindsay and Kely Rodrigues clear out overgrown weeds on their family land in Waihee Valley with the intention of growing native species once found in their area. For them, planting native goes deeper ...

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 ...

List of Washington native plant nurseries: www.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/environment-ecology-conservation/yard-garden/native-plants/native-plant ...

If you've ever looked around your neighborhood and noticed more unusual plants popping up in gardens, you're not alone. People are mixing native plants with others from far-off places, and it's ...

Native plants have a symbiotic relationship with native wildlife and evolved within local environment. Here, a monarch rests on a blazing star, a native wildflower. Native plant species are better ...

The suburban yard of Drake White’s San Antonio home doesn’t have what most yards have—grass. Instead, there are violet pillars of bluebonnets, pillowy white flowers blooming on jimsonweed, and ...