The Midwest needs to plant milkweed, and a lot of it, over the next 18 years to ensure monarch butterflies survive, preferably in sufficient numbers to sustain their phenomenal migration. In Illinois, ...

CLECELAND, Ohio -- Matt, a reader from Broadview Heights, sent me an email and a photo last month and wrote, “I was out walking my dog and I saw these plants. Are they milkweed pods, and if so, can I ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies, ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to get rid of Muscari, how to harvest milkweed seeds and more. Got any questions for Tim? Reach out ...

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) -- Agriculture researchers at Western Illinois University are trying to elevate a humble and sometimes nuisance weed into a cash crop. The researchers harvested about 4,000 pounds of ...

Foraging can be a wonderful way to connect with nature, as long as people do not harvest plants that are essential to other species. Foraging can be a wonderful way to connect with nature, as long as ...