Across the Great Plains, including Texas, there are a gradient of physical conditions going from west to east as you cross the shortgrass prairie through the mixed grass prairie to the tall grass ...

This will be the first in a series of articles on our native prairie grasses that can be used to enhance your yard. But first we need to know a bit more about prairies. Prairies are our heritage and ...

Arkansas garden designer, author and TV personality P. Allen Smith knows the beauty prairie grasses add to a city landscape. Here, muhly grass in bloom veils the hot colors of lantana, canna, ...

Prairie dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepis, is a beautiful and showy grass native to the prairies of Ohio. Its fountain of delicate leaves can add a certain lyrical quality to a garden as they sway ...

Wander an Illinois prairie where bison graze restored grasslands, historic bunkers linger, and quiet trails reveal one of the ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Your lawn may be green and lush but, according to a new study from Northern Illinois University, planting other kinds of grasses and plants may be more beneficial to the planet. A ...

The idea of burning grass to fuel your car or heat your home might seem a bit odd. But call grass a "biofuel" and suddenly it sounds plausible. Scientists are struggling to make biofuels cheap enough ...

We all know that a replacement for fossil fuels to power our cars has to be found in a near future. But where will this energy come from? Hydrogen? Biofuels made from soya beans or corn? Researchers ...

As sunlight streams into the lobby at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center outside of Madison, Wisconsin, visitors pull on their hats and gloves. Wind nipping at their faces, they venture out to the trail ...