There is still time to plant vegetable transplants including broccoli, cabbage, kale, Swiss Chard, mustard greens, ...

Cooler temperatures don't have to mean giving up seeing birds in your yard. This shrub gives birds the food and shelter ...

Encourage more delightful goldfinches to visit your yard by growing plants they love, including this native flower that acts ...

Planting the right mix of native trees and shrubs will increase wildlife viewing opportunities, writes Hans Kunze.

We spoke to Wildlife Gardening expert Adrian Thomas about what to plant for a wildlife-filled spring garden – from bulbs to ...

Question. I have an older orange bird of paradise plant in a container that gets some sun and shade that has not bloomed in recent years. What can I do to help it bloom? Answer. Maybe your plant would ...

We feed birds and compost. I rake up the seed under the feeders. Can I add this to my composter? (By the way, if your Mom and Dad had Dachshunds, then I was your “Family ” doctor when you were a ...

When longtime Evanston resident Laine Hoffman looks out her window at night, she said her yard is aglow with lightning bugs. Across the fence, her neighbors’ yards are dark, she said. The difference?