In a raised garden bed outside the Johnson County Museum of History, a tribute to the indigenous culture of the area has started to grow. Here, the local gardeners have planted the “Three Sisters” — ...

Deep roots make the soil more stable and help it stay fertile. They also soak up water, reducing runoff and keeping nutrients ...

Tucked away beside the main road that runs along Eleuthera, a narrow island in the Bahamas, the Leon Levy Native Plant ...

Households across the West are increasingly ditching the smooth green lawns of the stereotypical American dream and attempting to grow native plants instead — a practice Indigenous communities ...

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WATERWAYS ACROSS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY are increasingly threatened by invasive plant species that engulf canals and drains, ...

A garden of native plants with interpretative signs will be planted at the end of Ives Park near the adventure playground. ...

Welcome to the October edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, let’s celebrate one of my favorite things about ...

Avoid these six invasive trees that harm native ecosystems and create long-term problems in Southern yards. Learn what not to ...