Here's why and how I plant ornamental grasses, ... High Country Gardens in Santa Fe has many selections most, if not all, of which are good for us on the high plains.

Sadly, tallgrass prairies are now scarce but there is one Midwestern state where you can get a glimpse into the past and see one in all of its natural glory.

It was on Hempstead Plains that New Market racecourse was established in 1665. Looking west in 1908, from the Carman Avenue Bridge over Long Island Motor Parkway in East Meadow, the photographer ...

Based in Odessa, Texas, the Odessa American was founded in 1940. Odessa American 700 N. Grant Ave., Suite 800 Odessa, TX 79761-4590 (432) 337-4661 ...

The Rolling Plains mixed grass prairies are essential foundations of natural communities and provide many services to humans. However, very little native prairie remains throughout the United States.

The Rolling Plains mixed grass prairies are essential foundations of natural communities and provide many services to humans. However, very little native prairie remains throughout the United States.

In our last article we discussed how the eastern plains were more of a wet climate, able to support tall grasses. In the 1800s, West Texas was a short grass prairie, consisting of mostly blue ...