If you've ditched your grass lawn, we want to hear about it. Show us your pollinator garden for a chance to be featured in an ...

You don't need an acre of land to enrich the environment, says Christopher Smee of his Glendale front yard, which is filled with California native plants. Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles ...

One great place to put a native plant bed is the base of a tree. It creates what is called a 'soft landing' for caterpillars that need to transition from the tree to pupating on the ground. Paula Diaz ...

Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide ...

It’s a growing trend around the country. Front yards that were once lawns are now becoming flowering native plants meadows. I visited John Esposito, a gardener in Huntington who changed his front yard ...

Yet Glynn has both a personal and a professional grudge against the ornamental shrub, which is not native to Vermont. As the state botanist for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, she’s ...

Replacing lawn with native plant gardens is one way to cut down on all that mowing, fertilizing and watering. Plus, it comes with another benefit that master gardener Paula Diaz in the Kansas City ...

At the Swamp Rose Co-Op in Silver Spring, Maryland, staffers guide plant lovers who may want to start with part of a garden ...

From creeping thyme to mountain mint, the gardening scene on Long Island’s North Shore is embracing a wave of eco-conscious, low-maintenance trends rooted in native plantings and thoughtful landscape ...

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Chaos gardening — the viral TikTok trend of scattering seeds and "letting nature decide" — is taking root as demand for ...