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.

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

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.

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.

You have a chance to view a variety of gardens from small to large, shaded, sun, rock, water, and vegetable. Some gardens are ...

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 ...

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.

Indian grass, little bluestem and cordgrass can be found there, along with small sundrops, narrow-leaved sundew and the endangered eastern prairie white fringed orchid, according to the Nature ...

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Before rows of crops spanned the state, 80% of Iowa’s land was covered in big bluestem, Indian grass and switchgrass. Now only 0.1% of the original environment remains.

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 ...