When you care for a piece of land, you want to do the right thing by it. Whether your land is measured in square feet or acres, one very right option is to deck it out with wildflowers — ...

A city street may seem an unusual place to save species found in critically endangered grasslands. My new research, though, shows we can use plants from these ecosystems to create beautiful and ...

As the ludicrously proud owner of a mini-meadow, I spent July like a proud parent, smugly counting common spotted orchids (about 200 so far) and cooing over the graceful pink umbellifers of hedge ...

A wildflower garden is a low-maintenance, eco-friendly way to add beauty to your yard while supporting pollinators and wildlife. Unlike traditional flower beds, wildflower gardens create a natural, ...

Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, provide food for birds, wildlife, pollinators and other insects, ...

Nearly 10 years ago, Union County workers and volunteers began planting native wildflowers around the lake at Warinanco Park in Roselle. Today, what was once a tattered, goose-infested lawn has become ...

It's hard not to smile when you hear the word "meadow." It conjures up such lovely visions -- alpine meadow, prairie meadow, wildflower meadow -- long summer afternoons, soft breezes, nodding grasses ...

There are plenty of good reasons to turn your lawn into a field of wildflowers: It's good for the environment and beautiful, too. But you may not want to fully get rid of your yard — perhaps you have ...

The park has several wildflower meadows that bloom in summer with colorful flowers like orchids and buttercups. These ...

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