Just when you think you've missed the last chance for snow in your neck of the woods, you start seeing tree limbs covered in white. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is an even better cause for ...

From iconic state parks to secluded riverbanks, Alabama's natural beauty often goes unnoticed. However, Southern Living's native reporter Tara Massouleh McCay highlights the 20 most beautiful places ...

Gardeners, conservationists, and wildlife enthusiasts alike know that planting non-native plants can be a very risky decision. While some people might shrug this off as unimportant, there is a ...

Purple flowers can bring a pop of color to any garden, and it may be tempting to allow any purple flowering volunteer plants to take up residence. Unfortunately, if that purple flower is comfrey ...

Though Louisiana's warm and humid climate is optimal for gardeners year-round, spring presents ample opportunity for residents to cultivate their own garden, especially one filled with native ...

Spring brings the emergence of flowering bulbs, Earth Day activities, and plant sales in the Milwaukee area. Garden clubs and community conservation groups conduct plant sales in order to encourage ...

Not all native plants are unruly and wild-looking. Some are neat and tidy and fit well into a conventional perennial garden. False indigo, Baptisia sp., is one example of how a wild plant can be used ...

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions.

When August melts into September, nights are suddenly noticeably longer, while flowering perennials seem to grow wilder, to compensate. One of the greatest gardening pleasures of this cusp-season is ...

The tiny, fuzzy white-and-purple flowers tilted toward the sun, flecked with raindrops in the gray morning light. Sara Thompson, spokesperson for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, gasped and ...

Adding native plants can be a complete gamechanger for your garden. Native plants are benefitted by the areas they call home and vice versa. This means that native plants aren't just lower maintenance ...