In my travels this past week I’ve seen a lot of catalpa trees covered with clusters of bell-shaped white flowers. Northern catalpas are native to this part of the country, but there are other catalpas ...

However, native gardening and growing fruit in your backyard are not mutually exclusive—many North American native plants ...

These lavender blooms are a seasonal favorite, but some species can overtake trees and ecosystems. Here’s how invasive ...

Walking around the urban oasis that is Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, one wouldn’t expect to find pawpaws – the largest edible fruit native to North America – growing alongside tombstones. Stroll ...

Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop. Most of ...

So many different ornamentals are described as unique, and gardening is filled with examples of stunning foliage and flowering potential. But the blooms of the American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) ...

Located in the middle of the Great Plains, Nebraska has a reputation as treeless plain - even our name means "flat water". So how did we become the “Tree Planters State” and the home of Arbor Day? In ...

American Meadows encourages gardeners to think regionally when choosing plants that support pollinators and local ...

Northwestern students engaged in a native maple tree tapping workshop Sunday afternoon hosted by NU’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, In Our Nature and Fossil Free Northwestern.