Efforts to create plantings that welcome wildlife — birds, snakes, frogs, insects — can backfire. You can do better. Start by turning off the outdoor…

They have cataloged natural life online and have developed board games and walking tours to help people deepen their knowledge of the world around them.

The landscape designer Donald Pell believes using a wider palette with nonnatives from around the world can add joy to gardens.

It isn’t easy or fast, but it can be done. Here’s what worked for one couple.

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a…

A new book explores the obsession and explains why it’s not exactly like collecting dolls: “It puts people in touch with their own mortality.”

At Wethersfield Estate, in upstate New York, restoring the formal gardens involves dealing with emboldened pests and pathogens — but carefully, so visitors don’t see.

“If somebody comes in and just does it for you, you miss out”: A beginner shares what his first garden taught him.

There are some important things to know about dealing with stressed plants. For starters, don’t prune them — and don’t fertilize, either.

The Met Cloisters isn’t just about medieval art. There’s also a garden that’s like a living history book — with ideas for today’s gardeners.