In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our recent column introduced matrix planting, a naturalistic approach to designing a garden bed, or a full garden. This design approach reflects natural ...

At first look, traditional brutalist architecture doesn't feel like an easy fit with plants and nature. But this paradoxical relationship is part of the appeal, hence the buzz around the term ...

People are making plans on what to grow this season, and LOLL Designs is trying to get their green thumb too. Earlier this afternoon, they took on an ambitious tree planting project along amity creek.

Mosaic planting is a new idea you may have heard about lately, especially if you take an interest in more natural landscape design ideas. It's shaping up to be a key garden trend in 2026, a design ...

Gardening involves a short list of objectives: landscape beauty, drought tolerance, fire resistance (for vulnerable areas), and the enjoyment of gardening. Today’s column focuses on the benefits of ...

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 ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

On a warm morning early in the summer of 2010, Anthony Marinello plunged a shovel into the ground in the front yard of his parents’ West Hempstead home and began to dig. The recent high school ...

Once I plant a perennial or a shrub (or when I arrange furniture, for that matter), that's where it stays. I'm not one of those bold people who move plants around for the best yard or garden design.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Be sure to check out the native display gardens from Minnesota Native Landscapes at the Minnesota State Fair! There are two to check out. The first is the permanent native ...