Learn to grow goldenrod (solidago), a native pollinator powerhouse that adds a burst of late-season color to your garden.

The first time I met Neil Diboll, he set his front yard on fire. On purpose. It was part of a lesson that Diboll, a prairie ecologist and nurseryman, was eager to share about native plant communities.

Neil Diboll explains how to create a backyard prairie garden or a large prairie meadow. Neil Diboll, President, Prairie Nursery, Inc., discusses the benefits of planting prairie and grassland ...

A dozen years ago, Perle Olsson decided to break out of the daffodils-and-daylilies gardening rut she had fallen into, so she started investigating plants native to the lost prairies of Northern ...

Greg Herrmann is starting a native plant nursery one seed at a time. The 23-year-old entrepreneur has 39 different native plants growing at Pleasant Prairie Nursery, which is situated on his parent's ...

Neil Diboll shows us a group of prairie plants that love clay. Wisconsin is "blessed" with lots of clay soil. It's high in fertility and retains moisture well, but not all plants thrive in it. We ...

We bought our first home in 2002, looking for some room to spread out on a rather tight budget. When we found a suitable place it was in a rather remote corner of Chicagoland, a neighborhood on the ...

It’s been a “mad dash” bringing Prairie Hills Nursery back to life in time for the spring season, said new owner Travis Mullen. But the Mullen family is mostly ready now after buying the property at ...