Native, climate-resilient plants take the lead in this low-maintenance Midwestern garden.

A new natural prairie garden has been proposed for a spot along the Naperville Riverwalk, near Centennial Beach and the sand volleyball courts. Since the 1970s, the two-acre, saucer-shaped site has ...

Poetry professor turned prairie advocate and author Benjamin Vogt pinpoints a moment in his Minnesota childhood that influenced his current passions. As a boy, exploring a wood near his home in the ...