Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

With plant sales booming and education about insects becoming more commonplace, awareness of both native plants and pollinators has grown significantly over the past decade. But amid all the ...

Researchers estimate 1 out of every 3 plants in Illinois woodlands, wetlands and grasslands are non-native.

One of the oldest parks in Rock Island is making a return to its old design after years of changes. Friends of Longview Park ...

Only a small group of people have regular access to the enchanting rooftop sanctuary atop the Center on Halsted in Lakeview.

Anglers in Illinois can now earn up to $1,000 a month by helping to combat invasive black carp while enjoying their favorite ...

As the summer heat approaches, now is a wonderful time to cultivate a shade garden. It will become a tranquil escape from the sun’s intensity.

Homewood’s Green Thumb Saturday event held at Homewood’s Village Hall on Chestnut Road focused on native tree planting.

Now, about eight of these gently scented plants are starting to bloom in a wet depression in the front yard. As July ...

A rooftop garden in Chicago has thousands of native plants — and a mission CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers ...

Known by the common names of ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora is an Illinois native perennial. The native distribution of the species is vast, found throughout the entire United ...

Amid the annual bustle at the Illinois Capitol during the legislative session’s midpoint, a sea of color and singing filled the rotunda on a sunny March day. Attendees of the 2025 Native ...