I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

In the summer of 2020, my husband, Ryan, and I bought a house in Portland, Ore., with a sizable backyard containing little ...

Why Native Wildflower Gardens Are Suddenly Everywhere

Native wildflower gardens are popping up in front yards, side strips, and even once-plain suburban lawns at a surprising pace ...

Want a native garden in Cincinnati? Follow these rules

Cincinnati Nature Center's Cory Christopher shares how to keep your garden within local regulations.
Los Angeles Times

Oh, no! Your native plants look dead. Here’s what to do

So you’ve torn out your lawn and created a native plant garden to conserve water and restore habitat for struggling birds and insects. But summer is approaching, many of your beautiful plants are ...
Newsday

Growing native gardens, planting trees, saving the environment

I love what Xilin Zhang is doing by turning her lawn into a native plant garden in New Hyde Park [“On LI, native gardens grow despite hurdles,” News, July 21]. But I am outraged the village threatened ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Marshall Native Gardens to host inaugural Native Plant Festival

MARSHALL - Every spring, a number of organizations throughout Madison County host plant sales to help raise funds for their respective outlets. This year, not only did one local organization decide to ...
Axios on MSN

Why chaos gardening with native plants is taking over Massachusetts yards

Chaos gardening — the viral TikTok trend of scattering seeds and "letting nature decide" — is surging across the country as demand for native plants reaches new heights. Why it matters: Native chaos ...