Manicured lawns are out; wild, pollinator-friendly meadows are in. Here’s how to turn your Northern Michigan yard into a pocket prairie filled with native plants. This article first appeared in ...

Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea, is a deep-rooted prairie plant that looks fragile and thread-like in early spring, particularly in nursery pots. Get up-to-the ...

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Each summer, I anticipate leadplant, a 2-foot-tall native shrub, to reveal its interesting purple blooms amid a cascade of up to 50 leaflets that comprise a 10-inch-long stem. It’s usually blooming ...

MADISON — Amid some of the worst drought conditions Wisconsin has ever seen, Amy Staffen's garden was thriving. It's no surprise that Staffen — an ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural ...

Many visitors may have noticed some changes to the Nature Area earlier this spring. Some of you may have thought, “What have they done now?” as you hiked through the charred and blackened remains of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Around 20% of plants have a second set of roots deep underground, new research shows. . | Credit: ...

Our understanding of plant and tree roots may have been somewhat shallow. New research reveals many plants have a hidden second set of roots that extend far deeper into the soil. According to a new ...