Teri Silver / lawnlove.com San Diego is known for beautiful scenery, a stunning coastline, and professional sports teams, but "America's Finest City" has its share of attractive native plants, too.

That’s the Black Hawk Statue, also known as the “Eternal Indian,” and it’s been standing watch over the Rock River since 1911. It’s like having your own personal Colossus of Rhodes, except this one’s ...

Nestled in the heart of Illinois, Lowden State Park is the kind of place that makes you wonder if you’ve accidentally ...

Of all the queer-coded flowers throughout history, this ancient plant is a rare jewel in the horticultural world ...

A manatee and two calves sought refuge from the January morning chill in the warm, glassy waters of Silver Glen Springs. They ...

As cold weather sets in, we often find ourselves retreating indoors where it’s warm.

Danville Public Library is finding new ways to share knowledge and resources with the community. Three years after a native plant garden was installed at the library, visitors can now take home free ...

The Great Rivers Land Trust has received an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Natural Area Stewardship Grant (NAS). The grant, which is administered through the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Plant competition is an instrumental part of natural ecosystems with winners and losers in all cases, but it is really ...

ALTON/GODFREY - Great Rivers Land Trust has secured a Natural Area Stewardship Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Hoary mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) is native from Indiana to the eastern U.S. and has silver-greenish leaves that produce light purple flowers. This variety is a favorite if you are ...

The skeleton flower, native to Japan, is a rare plant known for its ability to turn transparent when wet, revealing its inner veins. This plant blooms between mid-spring to early summer under cool ...