Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barbara Chung turned her townhouse terrace into a habitat garden of California native plants. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times ...

Question: I have heard that planting a hedgerow next to my vegetable garden will encourage pollinators and other beneficial insects. Could you provide tips on how to start a hedgerow and what plants ...

Minnesota’s natural landscapes face growing pressure, but the good news is that everyone can play a role in being caretakers.

Native plant communities can provide sustainable habitat for wildlife and insects. That's why the Acadiana Native Plant Project is recognizing native gardening through the the Louisiana Certified ...

Welcome to the first issue of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter, with a list of this month’s plant-related activities and upcoming events. But first, today’s lesson in Los Angeles’ changing landscapes ...

A University of Florida professor visited the University of Connecticut on Thursday, Feb. 5, to discuss the impact of habitat fragmentation and drought on tropical plants. Emilio Bruna spoke to the ...

Q: I was reading that worldwide insect populations are declining at an alarming rate and that 40% of insect species face extinction in the next 10 to 15 years. Use of pesticides and climate change are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The South Bay Parkland Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit, is expanding its rewilding efforts into Torrance — adding the Henrietta Basin as its 11th ...

A program aiming to expand and enrich the habitat for Utah’s natural pollinators is looking to get native plants into the yards and gardens of conservation-minded locals once again. The Utah ...

The Montgomery and Delaware counties Habitat will plant about 250 trees this Saturday in Pottstown, Norristown, Upper Darby, and Lansdowne for Earth Day. Habitat for Humanity is hosting Rock the Block ...

Millions of acres of wildlife habitat have been lost to corn production across America's heartland in recent years and the damage is worst nearest ethanol production plants. That's the finding of a ...

Barbara Chung may have the tiniest habitat garden in Los Angeles — some 200 mostly native plants in pots on her 7-by-20-foot townhouse terrace — and she's happy to erase any doubts about whether patio ...