It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Here are the main care requirements for growing an eastern redbud: Eastern redbuds ...

But before you plant one of these gorgeous trees in your own garden, there are a few things you need to know about how to care for a redbud tree! Read on for a total redbud tree guide ahead, including ...

In an effort to reduce the University’s carbon output, student volunteers are planting small, densely wooded areas on Grounds ...

Students are planting “forest patches” – small, densely wooded areas – on Grounds to help reduce the University’s carbon footprint. The students are following the Miyawaki method, developed by ...

“It’s a perennial food system that mimics a natural forest ecosystem, just with edible plants.” If the vegetable garden in your mind consists of neat rows of crops, the food forest is its ...

Natural loofah sponges actually come from the fruits of vine-growing Luffa plants. These plants are part of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae) making them relatives of watermelons, cucumbers and ...

Western redbud, crepe myrtle, Chinese pistache and of course, native oaks, are good for the environment and grow well here.

If you stop mowing your whole lawn or part of it, for a month or a season, you can create a busy wildlife habitat. Plants already present will have the chance to grow and bloom. Clover seeds may ...

"It found that well-tended trees may impact the selling price of a home, as well as the number of days it remains on the ...

It follows that planting more trees could help manage carbon ... et al determined that there was capacity for a further 0.9 billion hectares of forest cover on Earth. It would take around 1 ...

The Nature Center and Pioneer Homestead Cabin at Forest Glen Preserve will be staffed with volunteers and open to the public for tours on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1-4 p.m. Visitors to the Forest Glen ...