A monarch caterpillar feeds on the leaf of a blooming common milkweed plant, Asclepias syriaca. If I’m honest, it starts with the Big...

Gardening with native plants is a process requiring curiosity, patience, and experimentation. I remember the day I first understood the...

Know your plant terminology: Species, Selections, Varieties, Cultivars, and Hybrids When you begin to be interested in native plants,...

Designed plant communities mimic nature in a visual appealing way In Sara Stein’s excellent 1993 book, Noah’s Garden, Stein introduces...