Aug. 1—Why it matters: A new state law that bans cities from limiting managed natural landscapes is a boost for homeowners and declining pollinator populations. Increasingly homeowners and apartment ...

With innovative hillside landscape ideas, such as terraced beds and low-maintenance plants, you can make the most of a sloped ...

This transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. Ecological restoration projects say ...

NORTH MANKATO — What is and isn’t a “natural” yard and what North Mankato residents should be allowed to do in their front and back yards has been an ongoing debate in recent years. On Tuesday night ...

American residential landscapes of the last 50 years typically use evergreen shrubs planted against the foundation of the house surrounded by manicured lawn. These landscapes are often environmentally ...

After weighing in the pros and cons of managed natural landscaping and hearing both sides from several residents, the city of Mt. Pleasant is holding a public hearing next week in anticipation of ...

MANKATO — New and amended rules governing residential and commercial landscaping in Mankato are set to take effect later this year after the proposed ordinance generated no comment from the City ...

Orange lava shooting up from a volcanic vent in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, and mountaintop shadows cast on a glacier in Yukon, Canada are among the winning subjects of the second annual Natural ...

If we think of our technological landscape in terms of natural landscapes, many truths come to light. In the searing heat of the Sonoran Desert, for example, coyotes weave in and out of the scrub.