Need a break from the busy streets of Chicago? Venture south to a 20,000-acre prairie, offering miles of trails and a chance ...

Created in memory of Bill Perry, the new native plant garden at Rockford Public Library is a living classroom for sustainable ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you’re picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

Imagine a prairie. How many plant species do you see? Maybe you're picturing yellow coneflowers, some little bluestem, ...

By planting a variety of native prairie flowers, you can enjoy a […] The post 12 Prairie Flowers That Create a Wildflower Meadow Garden appeared first on The Garden Magazine.

The neon orange fire charred most of what it encountered: native plants such as Canada wild rye, big bluestem and Indiangrass; and invasive species like bush honeysuckle and bush clover.

Native prairie plants (over 200) have been documented as being used by Plains Indians for food and medicine by various historical accounts. The populations of these plants still remain, but in far ...

Speaking of tap roots, prairie dock’s tap root can grow down 10 feet or more, giving it a survival advantage over more shallow rooted plants. Prairie dock is quite a conversation starter.

Mr. Diboll is now 42 years into the business of propagating and selling seeds and plants of native Midwestern and Eastern species at his Prairie Nursery, in Westfield, Wis.