For years, planting milkweed was the go-to way to help monarchs. Now, scientists say it may be fueling a parasite that’s ...

Alonso notes that the most important thing anyone can do, especially in the U.S., is plant milkweed native to where they live ...

The first of this year's southbound monarch butterflies are arriving at their overwintering grounds in central Mexico, though ...

Climate change is bringing about a wetter New England. In some Boston neighborhoods and Massachusetts towns, that future is ...

Volunteers gathered Saturday to plant 1,000 prairie violets as part of an ambitious prairie restoration project at Prairie ...

Ballistic dispersal uses force to launch seeds away from the parent plant. Active force happens when the seed pod dries out.

The Arizona Native Plant Society’s Tonto Basin Chapter will begin its fourth season of meetings and field activities on ...

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way ...

Nine plants were just added to Illinois’ exotic weeds list — making it illegal to buy, sell, distribute or plant them in the ...

Aside from the obvious savings when you harvest and plant your own seed, you also preserve the seeds that performed best in ...

A walk through Windsor’s fields reveals how milkweed, dandelions and cattails model a subtler, enduring kind of power—one ...

The air cools, leaves begin to tumble, and your garden starts its slow drift toward winter sleep. But while many people pack ...