It’s a great time of year in the circle of garden life. Autumn in the garden. Cool weather crops. Final summer harvest. A few ...

Tending to a garden provides a lifelong education in science and wonder, if you get in the dirt and look closely.

Helen Whybrow is author of “The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life” (Milkweed Editions, 2025), which has been ...

Tending to a garden provides a lifelong education in science and wonder, if you get in the dirt and look closely.

N ative to eastern North America, golden Alexander, or Zizia aurea, is an impressive wildflower that is prized for producing ...

"This is so well done!" Homeowner shares photos of beautiful garden feature with crucial purpose: 'Absolutely stunning' first ...

Want to draw even more butterflies to your milkweed plants? Start by harvesting your own seeds and planting them for endless plants and blooms.

Godwin and his colleagues published their paper on Asclepias tonkawae​ in August. It’s a milkweed plant, but slight physical and DNA variations have earned it a unique name. “Don’t think that ...

The Native Plant Society describes the butterfly milkweed — known scientifically as Asclepias tuberosa — as native to several counties across Indiana, blooming in the summer and easy to grow from seed ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - When many people think of a butterfly, they picture the iconic black and orange monarch. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pushing to get monarch butterflies ...

To aid the understanding of the role of insect herbivores as selective agents in the evolution of their host plants a survey of herbivore abundance and impact was undertaken in central Illinois on the ...

Lesser Celandine is a bright yellow flower crowding out blooms across Indiana's natural landscapes, including urban parks in ...