It's no wonder that the prairie garden trend is catching on. Easy-to-grow native flowers include Black-eye Susan, coneflowers, blanket flower, switch grass, wild rye, goldenrod, and columbine.

If you’re wanting to introduce texture and movement beyond what flowering plants or perennials can achieve in the garden, ...

Native plants are the foundation of prairie ecosystems. Unlike turf grass or exotic ornamentals, Kansas natives evolved over thousands of years to thrive in the region’s unique climate and soils.

A pocket prairie is a small garden in a landscape that includes native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Folks in a suburban or urban setting can have a natural area in their yard while providing ...

The change requires residents to submit a permit application in order to “switch” to a native landscape that includes grasses that exceed or are expected to exceed 8 inches in height.

The cover of "Sea of Grass" and authors Dave Hage and Josephine Marcotty. (Courtesy of Penguin Random House and Chris Bentley/Here & Now) The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in ...

While corn and soybeans dominate the Midwestern landscape today, some farmers are integrating strips of native prairie back into their fields. This conservation practice has expanded to more than ...

The gently rounded hills roll like ocean swells—nothing but amber grass and prairie flowers to the edge of the sky. To the west, a lone bison grazes in a creek draw.

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster. 'Sea of Grass' documents destruction of prairie and the people trying to ...