While a perfectly manicured yard is visually appealing, it actually limits biodiversity. A lot. Instead, consider taking ...

Janine Kharey’s backyard is a maze of pots, planters and promise. Her patio and yard are dotted with colors, fresh greens and multiple textures that will continually change from now until late fall.

"Thank you for sharing." Homeowner captures striking images of wild backyard visitors: 'Wow' first appeared on The Cool Down.

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

In 2008, 2010 and 2011, Verna Gates fought city hall and triumphed each time. Her transgression? Letting her front yard in a historic, urban Birmingham, Ala., neighborhood go wild with ...

You can support butterflies by doing these things: garden with natives and nectar plants; offer host plants; don’t use ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. When choosing a new plant, many gardeners may be familiar ...

New York's High Line is one of the best examples of a wild garden in a public setting. For some time, enlightened gardeners have grown away from contained, stiffly regimented beds organized around ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Long before the Metropolitan Water District of ...