A. Partridge berry is a native plant that grows in the shade. Chesapeake horticulture agent Mike Andruczyk says rooting in an aquarium ensures more success. Outside, use a soda bottle with the bottom ...

Mitchella repens has opposite, evergreen, glossy, oval to heart-shaped leaves, 1/2 inch across, with parallel veining in the midrib and carpets the ground with its 12- to 18-inch vines. The bright red ...

Not all nature-loving hippies are peacemakers, at least not when it comes to manicured lawns. Murderous pleas to “kill your lawn” implore suburbanites to ditch the pitch and plant native instead. This ...