When you think of Ohio, you might picture its bustling cities, rolling farmlands or the scenic shores of Lake Erie. But did you know that Ohio is also home to a treasure trove of native plants that ...

Chief Scientist of the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, Medhavi Ambardar, shares the importance of planting native trees and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The distinctive "eye" marks out the nuts from an Ohio buckeye tree. With each new gardening season, more people are becoming ...

With its branches poking out of a drawstring bag, a potted plum tree accompanied Tristan Shaw to a recent nonprofit luncheon. For the last three years, he has carried a sapling for “emotional support” ...

Have you heard of an ig? It’s a snow house without a loo. Besides making traditional Eskimo houses, snow plays a vital role in winter survival of trees, shrubs and perennial flowers in northern ...

Goldenrods are among the plants native to Missouri that will be available at a plant sale at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center on Saturday. Native plants are crucial to the "web of ...

Iron is a critical micronutrient for the survival of plants and humans, yet too much iron can also be toxic. An interdisciplinary research team has discovered that the protein PATELLIN2 is not only ...

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Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County write a column about native plants in Ohio. When you think of Ohio, you might picture its bustling cities, ...