April is an excellent month to add perennial flowers to your garden for beautiful blooms that will last for years. There is a wide selection of native North American perennials that can be planted ...

Through my years of working with ecological gardening, I’ve seen the once niche topic of native plants explode in popularity. From having to seek out like-minded groups to now finding a milkweed ...

AMHERST – The umbrella magnolia is in full bloom outside Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst. This stately tree, Magnolia tripetala, sits on the north side of the famous poet’s Homestead, resplendent ...

A postscript for this week’s column: Native Plant Trust in Framingham is celebrating a milestone this year: 125 years old. We are the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one ...