Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden. California native plants prefer unamended soils and need little water once they’re established. Separation is the key to ...

About a year or so after Sherry Ashbaugh and her husband moved into their home on a sprawling corner lot in El Cajon, they began to focus on creating a native garden. The couple had both worked in the ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...

Fleming is one of the founders of the Worcester Native Plant Initiative hosting a workshop Jan. 24 at the Unitarian ...

Writes Steve Conway: "Looking forward to 2026, I’m excited to see new ways gardeners are exploring the potential of a local ...

Maybe you had a particularly pleasant afternoon watching bees forage from your squash flowers, or someone gave you a pot of mountain mint with the advice that it's a great native plant. You've come to ...

GREEN BAY - If you’re looking to help out pollinators with a native plant garden, the Wild Ones Green Bay Chapter wants to help out you. The organization is offering $500 grants to members of the ...

The Louisiana Native Plant Society is celebrating a milestone — more than 500 landscapes across the state have been ...

A cluster of home gardeners walked into a wild meadow on Mount Ashland in early July, following in the footsteps of native plant expert Suzie Savoie. Their goal: Low-maintenance landscape inspiration.

Local author Barbara Sullivan's garden, featuring native and adapted non-native plants, is part of the Native Garden Tours. Sullivan's garden incorporates established native trees and a variety of ...

Here's the dilemma: Fruits and vegetables are among the neediest of flora because they require lots of nutrients and water to produce the delicious, healthful foods we love to eat. California native ...