The most popular holiday plant on the market is the poinsettia ( Euphorbia pulcherrima ), a woody, flowering shrub native to ...

The callery pear (also known as Bradford pear), for example, was once very popular and widely planted around Kansas City. But the trees crowd out native plants and are difficult to control.

Naturalist Ken Lassman is working to restore the Prairie Park remnant in Lawrence that was damaged by an erroneous ...

The benefits of native plants in landscaping are plenty. Native plants save you money, time, and energy, and they also can brighten your day with hummingbird or butterfly sightings in your garden or ...

A great choice for Kansas City is the Eastern Red Cedar, or Juniperus virginiana, a native evergreen tree species ... They only get better-looking with age and love full sun. Make sure to plant male ...

Karen Uhlenhuth always has a few gallons of water in the back of her Prius and an eye toward the side of the road. When she ...

Landscape architects are often overlooked. But their work is instrumental to creating developments in the metro that create community and prioritize sustainability.

While the berries of Burning Bush aren’t very nutritious for birds, they do eat them and spread new plants all over the place ...