There's more to it than simply planting grasses and herbaceous perennials. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has ...

Prairie planting is big news right now, with the signature look comprising grasses and flowering perennials planted in a loose, airy mix. Although this unstructured style is often associated with ...

Rattlesnake master is an unusual beauty packed with pollinator perks. Learn how — and why — to add this prairie plant to your ...

Do you like the idea of rewilding, but without a swathe of overgrown nettles and brambles taking over? Prairie planting may be the way to go. You may not have the vast landscape of the prairies of ...

In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...

Collecting purple prairie clover (Dalea purpera) seeds at Branched Oak Lake State Recreation area for use in a Nebraska tallgrass prairie restoration project Credit: Mike Bullerman photo courtesy ...

To the untrained eye, the restored prairie lands of Illinois look exactly how you would imagine they looked hundreds of years ago. But many plant species are still missing, and recent efforts — ...

When farmer Gary Guthrie describes recent changes to his farm, his eyes light up. After adding native prairie to his central Iowa operation, he remembers hearing the hum of pollinators flocking to the ...

For a prairie plant, a fiery love life isn't just fun -- it's essential. In a new study, researchers found that prescribed, expert-controlled fires are critically important to successful reproduction ...

More than a 100 seed scatterers of all ages came to the Badger Army Ammunition Plant on Nov. 6 to plant the Dave Fordham Memorial Prairie. Sauk County Board Chairman William Wenzel said, "We need a ...

When farmer Gary Guthrie describes recent changes to his farm, his eyes light up. After adding native prairie to his central Iowa operation, he remembers hearing the hum of pollinators flocking to the ...