While its glossy, evergreen leaves are a wonderful counterpoint to the dead leaves of the forest floor, what caught my eye on a recent walk were the tiny white flowers, glowing in the sunlight.

Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...

Check out these fun, educational and free opportunities to get outdoors in our area's state parks, wildlife refuges and more.

Participants receive weekly gardening instruction through hands-on management of a garden plot to grow vegetables and flowers ...

What flowers do hummingbirds like? Turn your garden into a pollinator haven with colorful hummingbird flowers such as bee ...

Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows.

More than 200 gathered to mark the one-year anniversary of Glenview teen Marko Niketic, who was 17 when killed in a car crash ...

In case you hadn’t noticed, Little Free Libraries are popping up all over coastal neighborhoods like mushrooms after rain.

Discover how your spring annuals like pansies and sweet alyssum can shine in containers this season. Learn tips on managing ...

Woodland phlox is the perfect plant to help you add gorgeous purple-blue flowers to your backyard -- here's how to plant and ...

Allergy-inducing plants are those that rely on wind rather than bees or butterflies to spread their pollen. Ragweed, which ...

With a strong staff in place, the shop ran itself, giving Tolles the opportunity to revisit his roots by building a food ...