Caroline Miller's work has made her a driving force behind restoration projects on MSU's campus and beyond. From invasive ...

Three containers grow native plants, including columbine (left). Many plants native to the Kansas City area can thrive in container gardens on balconies, porches and roofs. Carol Davit courtesy of ...

Maple trees are thin-barked, so you will want to protect a young tree with a tree guard in the winter to prevent frost cracks ...

Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans. Over the ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you’re picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, perhaps a few asters. But plant ecologists at the University of Illinois ...

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 ...

Often, when one considers fruit that can be grown in Kansas, the plants that come to mind are not those of a native origin. Crab apples are the only apples native to the United States. Peaches and ...