Loved for its relaxed, informal and romantic style, prairie planting seeks to replicate the American prairies of the Midwest. Using native species and minimal human input, prairie gardens continue to ...
MANHATTAN, KAN. -- A Kansas State University researcher and former park ranger is helping people take a new view of the prairie and see it as more than a seemingly empty landscape. Tyra Olstad, ...
This article was published 12/05/2017 (3047 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Every year when spring arrives, I briefly entertain the idea of digging up my soon-to-be lush ...
June 14 to 20 is Native Prairie Appreciation Week, highlighting the beauty, biodiversity and cultural significance of native ...
The Great Plains Botanic Garden south of Hermosa hosts its annual Open House June 12–13, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Explore native prairie ...
Although fire can kill some plants, many plants need fires to survive and flower. Entire habitats like tallgrass prairie depend on fires, which historically burned across thousands of acres of ...
Are you looking to attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators to your yard? Try native prairie plants. They can add diversity to the urban landscape and can provide aesthetic features with a ...
Ornamental grasses provide a flowing, vertical experience to the landscape. Ornamental grasses provide a flowing, vertical experience to the landscape. Mary Meyer, professor of horticulture at the ...