The lawn between the sidewalk and road, called a hellstrip due to its seemingly inhospitable growing environment, can be ...

Natural habitats don’t exist on a single level. Trees, shrubs, and ground covers create layers that provide food, shelter, ...

Butterfly gardens are a great source of enjoyment. It can be a perfect opportunity to work with children or grandchildren and ...

Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...

Author of the 2006 regional best-selling novel "Time in a Garden," Mary Agria is an 8-time first prize winner of the Michigan ...

Want to spend more time enjoying your garden and less time maintaining it? Discover low-maintenance shrubs and perennials ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are a beloved native wildflower abuzz with butterflies and native bees. Flowering spring through ...

Hoverflies can carry pollen over greater distances than bees and pollinate many plants that grow in your garden or yard. Look ...

Experts want to combat new species of plants that are moving around within the United States, and coming from around the ...

These large butterflies do not migrate like monarchs. They glide through fields and farmlands and frequent urban landscapes.

A new push is underway to make the Monarch butterfly the official state butterfly of Wisconsin. Former State Treasurer Jack ...