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You can make your backyard a habitat for wildlife. Just look around for native plants and trees and provide food, shelter, water, and protection for young.

Butterfly gardening is a rewarding offshoot of keeping an organic garden. Learn about the flowers, host plants, and habitat that attract butterflies to your yard.

With its cheery red-orange blooms, Mexican Milkweed is readily grown from seeds, transplants, and cuttings.

Habitat loss and pesticides are among threats to one of ten most critically endangered species. Invasive, alien plant species also play a role in Seychelles bat decline.

Making a butterfly friendly garden is one of the easiest first steps into wildlife gardening. It can add to the enjoyment of your garden and help butterfly conservation.

The Center for Biological Diversity reports that about 15,000 medicinal plants across the globe are at risk from habitat destruction, overharvesting, and big business.

Herbs and plants used in medieval times were popularized by the herbalists John Gerard and Nicholas Culpeper; many herbs in use today were also found in medieval gardens.

The book 1491 by Charles C. Mann challenges existing notions of pre-Columbian America, from the Mayan calendar to Cahokia to demographics before Columbus.

Rosemary, a beloved Mediterranean herb appeals to the senses of touch, taste, sight and smell. Best known for its culinary value it also has medicinal and cosmetic uses.