Native trees and flowers in your garden will bring in more birds than ever before. Learn which native plants are best for birds.

Celebrate the Great Backyard Bird Count by planting native trees, shrubs, and perennials that feed birds year-round. From oaks and serviceberries to coneflowers and grasses, native plants boost ...

On a quiet street in Wilmette, native plants bloom in broad sweeps and bright bursts, bringing color and life to what was once an ordinary strip of lawn separating the sidewalk from the curb. The ...

When I first planted my backyard, my husband called my garden Death Row. I wanted to grow flowers and vegetables as my grandmothers had done and trees as my mother had done, but my efforts fell under ...

Language is meant to inform, though sometimes it confuses you. Native plants are great for local wildlife of all kinds. Insects, birds, wildlife, and native plants all evolved together over thousands ...

Before, during, and after the 2024 drought, eco-gardeners from Croton-on-Hudson-based PLAN it WILD found themselves in especially high demand—experts at the sustainable landscaping company planted ...

Gardeners hear a lot about invasive species and the damage they do to local ecosystems and native plant communities. But native plants can also be aggressive, bullying out weaker, less assertive ...

They may be pretty, but invasive shrubs crowd out native plants and ruin local ecosystems in your backyard. Keep these ...

Discover drought-tolerant native desert trees—whitethorn acacia, catclaw mimosa and screwbean mesquite—that shelter songbirds ...