When native plants thrive, the entire ecosystem thrives, too. What to know about native plants, and how they are crucial to our ecosystems first appeared on The Cool Down.

In the garden In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

Discover American alumroot, a shade-loving Ohio native plant that repels deer and rabbits, and thrives under black walnut ...

Herbal medicines discovered long ago by Native Americans are recognized today for their healing powers. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke to members of local tribes about how they sustained ...

Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep the birds coming back for ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...

Liatris is a well known North American Native plant that produces wonderful grassy tufts of foliage with incredibly exciting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food ...

TPWF’s free Wild Thumb app guides Texans to select, plant and maintain native plants with region-based tips, nursery maps and reminders.

"This abridged work is based on the author's Native American ethnobotany published by Timber Press, Inc. in 1998." "Based on 25 years of research that combed every historical and anthropological ...

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish ...