Marianne Binetti provides practical gardening insights for the Pacific Northwest. Her articles focus on seasonal plant care ...

I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS the idea that each of us has multiple biographies, depending on our relationship with the person telling our story. The challenge is in holding more than one perspective at the ...

Spring has sprung, the grass has ris, and anyone wondering where the birdies is should look no further than your local fern gully. With the arrival of nice weather, it’s time to get yourself an ...

For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners’ minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing. Native plants provide food and shelter ...

ANY TIME YOU’RE looking for a new plant to fill in a spot in the landscape, you should run through a series of criteria to make sure you’re putting the right plant in the right place. The most ...

Bright orange California poppies and other colorful wild flowers fill the meadow at the. (Courtesy photo) Santa Barbara ...

No one wants invasive plant species in their garden, but trying to identify every plant in your space (and nearby!) is ...

This combination photo shows purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), left, and a Liatris spicata, commonly called blazing star or gay feather. Purple Loosestrife is an invasive plant that threatens ...

The Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust (BNRLT) is holding its next installment of the speaker series Conservation Conversations ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...