Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait.

That is, plants native to the shortgrass prairie where Denver is located have amazingly deep root systems that gather and sequester carbon that would otherwise remain in the atmosphere to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — When James McKee became president of his community’s homeowners association three years ago, he did it for the stormwater ponds. The 13 ponds in Seaside Farms provide ...

Native plant root systems have adapted to support the land they live on and hold soil in place during heavy rain, wind, and other natural erosion events. When invasive plants plow through and take ...

Because they've adapted for survival, natives don't require pesticides or fertilizers and they use less water, said Marinello ...

MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- Over 30 native plant species are being cultivated by the County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) native plant nursery to renew the island’s ...

Many plants native to California adapted to fire in ... While the top of the plant will burn, the root system will typically survive a fire. Like other woody plants, redshanks store carbohydrates ...

And its dense root systems go deep into the wet ground ... where it dominates areas that should be filled with a diverse array of native plants that fulfill the needs of insects and animals ...