When you care for a piece of land, you want to do the right thing by it. Whether your land is measured in square feet or acres, one very right option is to deck it out with wildflowers — ...

Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, provide food for birds, wildlife, pollinators and other insects, ...

A city street may seem an unusual place to save species found in critically endangered grasslands. My new research, though, shows we can use plants from these ecosystems to create beautiful and ...

As the ludicrously proud owner of a mini-meadow, I spent July like a proud parent, smugly counting common spotted orchids (about 200 so far) and cooing over the graceful pink umbellifers of hedge ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A wildflower garden is a low-maintenance, eco-friendly way to add beauty to your yard while supporting ...

Wildflower meadows have been growing in popularity among gardeners, and for good reason. They’re low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, provide food for birds, wildlife, pollinators and other insects, ...

In 2015, University of Washington biologist Elli Theobald and her fellow researchers caught a glimpse of the future. "The climate conditions in that year happened to mimic what we expect the climate ...

Hay meadows spanning the equivalent of 23 football pitches have been restored at a national park. A project by the Lake ...

It's hard not to smile when you hear the word "meadow." It conjures up such lovely visions -- alpine meadow, prairie meadow, wildflower meadow -- long summer afternoons, soft breezes, nodding grasses ...

DURHAM — Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have developed a list of the most beneficial wildflowers to plant to support the state’s ...

There are plenty of good reasons to turn your lawn into a field of wildflowers: It's good for the environment and beautiful, too. But you may not want to fully get rid of your yard — perhaps you have ...