Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Prairie planting is big news right now, with the signature look comprising grasses and flowering perennials planted in a loose, airy mix. Although this unstructured style is often associated with ...

Collecting purple prairie clover (Dalea purpera) seeds at Branched Oak Lake State Recreation area for use in a Nebraska tallgrass prairie restoration project Credit: Mike Bullerman photo courtesy ...

Do you like the idea of rewilding, but without a swathe of overgrown nettles and brambles taking over? Prairie planting may be the way to go. You may not have the vast landscape of the prairies of ...

Loved for its relaxed, informal and romantic style, prairie planting seeks to replicate the American prairies of the Midwest. Using native species and minimal human input, prairie gardens continue to ...

When farmer Gary Guthrie describes recent changes to his farm, his eyes light up. After adding native prairie to his central Iowa operation, he remembers hearing the hum of pollinators flocking to the ...

Healthy prairie community with grey-headed coneflower and bee balm. (Photo by Liz Koziol) The North American prairie once covered 170 million acres, making it the largest ecosystem on the continent, ...

In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...