Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...
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 ...
Beebalm or wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa). Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). by Jim Whitfield A patch of beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). Lesley Deem Lesley Deem Beebalm or wild bergamot (Monarda ...
When Tami Schmidt's neighbors remarked that her yard "looked just like a park," she did not necessarily take that as a compliment. Yes, her lawn was nicely mowed and there were trees down by the creek ...
MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. — When Nancy Gmitro and her late husband bought 15 acres in the Foxwood subdivision near here in 2004, they did not know the land included remnants of a native prairie. That happy ...
Even while our perennial and annual flower gardens are bursting with bloom, we should think about spring color. After a long, prairie winter we will be ready for tulips, daffodils and other bulb ...
SEYMOUR Wis. (WEAU) - A group of volunteers braved Saturday morning’s cold weather to help re-grow a prairie in Eau Claire County. A century ago, Wisconsin had millions of prairie landscapes. Today, ...