In July and August, gardens, wild spaces and prairies have been replete with compass plants. I’ve seen dozens at the corner of Midlothian and Magnolia Road in Mundelein, and hundreds in a prairie at ...

If you are looking for a tall flowering plant to frame the back of your flower garden, prairie dock may just be the thing. Prairie dock is a hardy perennial plant native to Michigan and other nearby ...

This is the time of year when the garden seems somewhat lackluster, but in undisturbed meadows and fields, wildflowers are prolific, and there is nothing timid or dainty about the wildflowers of ...