Late summer is a splendid time of year to go prospecting for native prairie plants that might bring beauty and wildlife habitat to your garden. “Plants that are native to the prairie are in their ...

While migrating birds will likely move on during the fall, you'll still want local, overwintering birds to visit. One way is ...

A pocket prairie is a small garden in a landscape that includes native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Folks in a suburban or urban setting can have a natural area in their yard while providing ...

Flowers, shrubs and plants are obvious additions to the garden, but where is the love for ornamental grasses? Ornamental grasses make for a striking addition to any garden, offering texture, movement ...

Ornamental grasses provide a low maintenance option for gardeners. If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, grasses are ...

After the discovery of the Americas in the 15th century, Europeans brought back many types of plants that gardeners take for granted today, including potatoes, sunflowers, and tomatoes. Pampas grass ...

MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — When Nancy Gmitro and her late husband bought 15 acres in the Foxwood subdivision near here in 2004, they did not know the land included remnants of a native prairie. That happy ...

GRAND FORKS — It was chilly for an August morning, and a few raindrops fell lazily from the overcast sky and carved divots in the soil, but the grade school students crouched in the dirt around the ...

FARGO — A south Fargo prairie garden is growing strong this summer despite a brief scare late last year when the Fargo City Commission ordered it mowed down. “It's doing very very well,” gardener ...