From Weeds to Wildflowers: The Native Plant Revolution Sweeping America’s Backyards
August 23, 2026
For decades, the standard American garden was a uniform landscape of manicured grass, non-native annuals, and high-maintenance flora. However, a quiet, leafy revolution is taking root. Across the country, from the urban greenhouses of Chicago to the…
From Weeds to Wildflowers: The Native Plant Revolution Transforming Urban Landscapes
July 25, 2026
In the quiet, glass-walled sanctuary of Chicago’s Kilbourn Park greenhouse, the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and the promise of spring. Renee Costanzo, the park district’s sole full-time steward of this urban oasis, heaves on a rusty pulley…
