If you have damp, wet spots in your yard, fear not. Of course, you can always try to improve the structure and quality of the soil, but this can be time-consuming and expensive. In my experience, the ...

When other plants turn to survival mode, these tough plants push on through, continuing to thrive no matter the weather. From ...

Culver’s root is a tall, stately plant that bears long spikes of densely clustered flowers for several weeks in midsummer. Dark green lance-shaped leaves whorl around stems that bear white, lavender, ...

Many homeowners are beginning to incorporate more native plantings into their home landscapes. One option for doing this is by using seed, either purchased from a reputable dealer or harvested from a ...

Industrial agriculture is profitable, but recent trends show that profit may only last in the short run if soil health isn’t prioritized. Farmers in the central US in the 1930s learned the hard way.

Switch thirsty favorites with resilient, low-effort beauty ...

Clusters of tiny, soft pink flower buds in my front yard will soon look like fluffy, cotton candy on 4- to 5-foot long, green stalks. Years ago, I tried growing this Illinois-threatened plant called ...

Lee Tesdell stands in a prairie strip on his farm near Slater, Iowa. He grows alfalfa and Kernza, a perennial grain, raises sheep and cash rents to a neighbor who grows corn and soybeans. Over the ...

“It all starts with the soil,” Neil Diboll tells me. I met Diboll in 1990 at a prairie restorationists’ conference in Iowa. A year or two later, I visited Prairie Nursery, a nursery he opened in ...