Prairie dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepis, is a beautiful and showy grass native to the prairies of Ohio. Its fountain of delicate leaves can add a certain lyrical quality to a garden as they sway ...

Illinois, nicknamed the Prairie State by early settlers, was once dominated by a tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Prairies are characterized by deep, fertile soils that are the result of thousands of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A former city sandpit has the potential to take root. City crews this week harvested some 200 pounds of prairie grass seed and wildflower seed from a thriving prairie at the Indian ...

Monarchs flitted between vivid purple blazing stars and goldenrod within arm's reach of late-summer seed collectors who studiously wandered the prairie Aug. 18 at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve near Hanover ...

ARGYLE, Minn. -- Though it's only mid-March, Rivard's Turf and Forage Inc. in Argyle is gearing up for the grass planting season. Thousands of bags of Kentucky blue grass, perennial rye grass and ...

This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a native ornamental grass with attractive summer and fall foliage and a tight, nonflopping habit.