I’m happier than a gardener wallowing in well-aged compost. The 2024 edition of “The Prairie Garden” is hot off the press, and I just received my copy. What a great Christmas gift for gardeners! Books ...

When gardeners aren’t busy gardening, we’re usually plotting and planning our next moves. We mark up our new seed catalogs, circling the must-haves, and soak up knowledge and inspiration from books, ...

With rising global temperatures and droughts becoming more frequent and severe, maintaining a healthy lawn has become increasingly costly to the homeowner and the planet. Most lawns consist of a ...

Even in its parched state, the Prairie Garden at the National Arboretum is a celebration of the collective and individual beauty of the wildflower. Amid scorched leaves and dried-out flower buds, the ...

You want to learn about more about establishing an urban prairie, but where do you start? The good news is that there are so many books and digital resources to help. This idea of using native plants ...

Loved for its relaxed, informal and romantic style, prairie planting seeks to replicate the American prairies of the Midwest. Using native species and minimal human input, prairie gardens continue to ...

Across the Great Plains, including Texas, there are a gradient of physical conditions going from west to east as you cross the shortgrass prairie through the mixed grass prairie to the tall grass ...

Poetry professor turned prairie advocate and author Benjamin Vogt pinpoints a moment in his Minnesota childhood that influenced his current passions. As a boy, exploring a wood near his home in the ...

Reimagine lawns as gorgeous plants and vibrant wildlife; tour a theater’s patio pollinator garden. Reimagine lawns as gorgeous plants and vibrant wildlife with Benjamin Vogt, author of A New Garden ...