When Vancouver resident James Lanz and his wife, Kate Ketcham, moved into their Cascade Park home nearly seven years ago, one of the first tasks they wanted to tackle was the landscaping. Grass covere ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

What Is a Native Plant? Native plants are species that would naturally exist in an area without human introduction. They’ve ...

The informational event will feature materials on everything from attracting plant pollinators and composting and soil enrichment to wise water use.

Enhance your garden with 12 stunning companion plants that thrive alongside 'Purple Dragon' lamium. Learn planting tips for ...

Sow snapdragon seeds on the surface of fine compost in the fall and overwinter in a cold frame or greenhouse. Once seedlings have developed, transfer them to individual pots and p ...

In place of all-green foliage, add a ground cover plant with white flowers to your yard, for a pop of color that will also ...

Discover the Philippine Ipil Tree (Leucaena leucocephala), a resilient, nitrogen-fixing tree vital for soil health, erosion ...

Diatomaceous earth: The sharp surfaces cut through the insect cuticle and the insect dies of dehydration. Diatomaceous earth kills slugs, snails and ants, but should be applied only to problem areas ...

They dug holes for the remaining flowers and bushes meant to attract butterflies so the 40 kindergartners at SJS could plant ...

As climate change makes South Texas' summers hotter and winters more likely to bring freezes, homeowners may want to reconsider their landscaping plants.