With blue flax, though, it was more complicated ... and unfamiliar with the plants native to this high desert region.

If you're trying to lean native in the garden, you may have more choices than you realize for native bulbs that bloom early ...

Grist reports on how, as global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical ...

The Carter's small-flowered flax was discovered in the early 20th century in the Miami area, with a small range right at the very tip of Florida, where it grows in pine rockland habitat. This delicate ...

These produce foot-tall spikes of blue star-shaped flowers that open from the bottom up from May into early June. They’re ...

Native American photographers are pushing back against portrayals of their culture by non-natives, capturing scenes that reflect alternative views of indigenous life. Photo illustration by CARA ...

Nineteenth and early 20th–century written notes on spoken Native American languages are valuable in the effort to sustain and revive these languages after a long history of suppression and loss. Many ...

Fall is the time of year when pumpkin spice invades everything from coffee to candles, and people start contemplating if it’s ...

Follow "The Berry Prairie: Native Biodiversity in a Rooftop Landscape", the Berry Center's green roof blog! Rather than a traditional metal, shingled, or stone roof, a large part of the Berry Center's ...

4 weeks ago On a warm day in July, Barr taught a couple dozen farmers interested in growing flax how to hand harvest the tall, thin stalks, which are topped off with a tiny blue flower when in bloom. ...

Flaxseed is found in all kinds of today's foods from crackers to frozen waffles to oatmeal. The Flax Council estimates close to 300 new flax-based products were launched in the U.S. and Canada in ...