In our July 2014 issue, we visited a stunning Kirkland backyard that had been transformed into a natural wonderland using plant species native to the Pacific Northwest. The project’s landscape ...

Native landscaping is part of a popular trend relating to outdoor environments in which the installed landscape is indigenous or native to a particular geographic environment or region. What this ...

GENTLEMEN, lay down your lawnmowers. There’s a new school of thought taking root—an idea that would scrap the Saturday afternoon-killing mow and end the merry-go-round of chemical applications. How?

GRAND RAPIDS — You've probably heard of "no mow May" which is a movement of people not mowing their lawns for a month to help the early pollinators. In the fall some people choose to wait to clear ...

Not a rock goes unturned in Greg Rubin and Lucy Warren’s new book, “The California Native Landscape: The Homeowner’s Design Guide to Restoring Its Beauty and Balance” ($34.95, Timber Press). The ...

Those outdated design choices aren't just aesthetically behind the times, they might also be costing you. Traditional landscaping can drain your wallet through high water bills, constant maintenance, ...

The landscape of the Los Angeles Basin just over 200 years ago would be unrecognizable today. Gently rolling hills were covered with pale green shrubs, filling the air with sweet and savory perfumes.

Courtney Masterson, a KU lecturer in environmental studies and the executive director of Native Lands Restoration Collaboration, speaks to a group of students at Potter Lake on the University of ...