If your New Year’s goal is to create or convert a garden bed to native plants, the “Plant by Numbers” resources from The Ohio ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horticulturist Kelly Norris has a favorite task in his Des Moines front yard: puttering. By that he means meandering, leaning into ...

Smoke trees are an easy way to add color and volume to your landscaping. These tall landscaping plants can grow over 15 feet ...

Iowa’s landscape has drastically changed from a couple hundred years ago. Less than 0.1% of Iowa’s native prairie is left. Pockets can be found in tiny plots around the state, pushed aside by cities, ...

Your front yard is one of the first things visitors to your home will notice, so make it count. Boosting curb appeal isn't just about planting flowers that will have your neighbors staring, though ...

In the golden days of summer, a prairie is in its glory. You can capture some of that glory for your garden by incorporating native prairie plants, according to Julie Janoski, manager of the Plant ...

Mary Holm, gardening enthusiast and host of the long-running Pioneer PBS program "Prairie Yard & Garden," joins Don and John on the podcast this week.

The birds and the butterflies, the deer and the bees, they love native plants. It's that simple. Homeowners can help by cultivating the best plant life. Following are some recommendations culled from ...