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.

Non-native plants hurt Charleston's animal kingdom and environment. Help sustain the ecosystem by growing native plants like ...

“The individual plants, themselves, haven’t seen this level of snowfall and extreme weather, but the populations of these native plants have been here for millennia. They have evolved in this ...

Over the past year, Anne King and her five-year-old daughter have grown native plants in their Portland, Oregon, yard to attract wildlife like birds. Although she knows that gardening can be ...

Flatland KC recently reported on the ongoing efforts ... Its fast-growing roots regularly choke out the native plants that are so critical for a healthy ecosystem, depriving them of their share ...