Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like all plants, the locally native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) varies slightly across its native range. A plant from one ...

These lavender blooms are a seasonal favorite, but some species can overtake trees and ecosystems. Here’s how invasive ...

It’s now the middle of March and, as usually happens, our weather is warm one day and cold the next. But even though they were short-lived, recent 70-degree temperatures pushed a lot of plants into ...

I'm urging you to garden with your neighbors. Not your human neighbors, although that might grow your sense of community. Nor the furry and feathered ones, though what I am about to advocate will ...

The fastest way to turn a room of typically demure, considerate, and thoughtful gardeners into an "Animal House" inspired food fight is to raise the topic of native and exotic plants. Former ...