Over the years, I’ve become a strong advocate for replacing unnecessary expanses of lawn with native meadows. I understand the desire to keep a play space for children and a space for outdoor ...

Q: Due to the drought, I let my lawn dry up and would like to replace it with some native plants or low-water-use plants — ones that are attractive but don't use so much water. Is there a smart was to ...

Not every overgrown lawn in Eugene belongs to someone with a broken mower. Many interested in homegrown fruits and vegetables, native plants and the survival of crucial pollinators continue to ...

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. There’s lots of Joe Pye ...

Welcome to the October edition of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, let’s celebrate one of my favorite things about ...

The suburban yard of Drake White’s San Antonio home doesn’t have what most yards have—grass. Instead, there are violet pillars of bluebonnets, pillowy white flowers blooming on jimsonweed, and ...

A gardener embraced this native plant, and with the right care, you can too. A Redditor noticed moss growing in their yard and decided to embrace it by learning how to properly incorporate it into ...