In a perfect world, the only aspect you'd need to worry about when planning a garden is the overall beauty of the plants. Unfortunately, even the prettiest plants can have hidden downsides. Sometimes, ...

We’ve all done it: planted something we love only to learn, sometimes years later, that it is invasive where we live. In many cases, we can be forgiven. If a nursery is selling it, the message ...

Two of Pennsylvania’s top-selling landscape plants – Japanese barberries and flowering pear trees – soon won’t be sold now that the state Department of Agriculture is phasing them out of sale in ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Numerous gardeners described purchasing plants that they later learned were invasive and harmful to the environment.

Very little in nature is purely black or white or strictly good or bad. The current heightened interest in native plants is a great example of this phenomenon as most gardeners currently seek out ...

Ticks are more than just an annoyance when they enter your yard or home — they are known to carry diseases that can pose serious health risks to any occupants in the home, including pets. It is a ...

JACKSON, Tenn.—Volunteers at Cypress Grove Nature Park are helping to remove an invasive plant species. The plant is called ...