Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of Ohio, you might picture its bustling cities, rolling farmlands or the scenic shores of Lake Erie. But did you ...

Gardeners, conservationists, and wildlife enthusiasts alike know that planting non-native plants can be a very risky decision. While some people might shrug this off as unimportant, there is a ...

Native plants, like the red buckeye, provide essential food sources for migrating wildlife such as hummingbirds. Creating corridors of native plants in yards and farms helps wildlife survive in ...

The natural environment is one of my favorite things about South Carolina, and one value my mother, a master naturalist, instilled in me is the importance of planting native species instead of exotic ...

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

Native plants provide the foundation for environments to support pollinators (like bees), butterflies, birds, and other life above and below ground. However, the supply of native seeds to restore and ...

Setting out a hummingbird with homemade sugar-water is arguably the most common way people lure these fascinating birds to their yards and gardens. Yet as the National Audubon Society points out, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving ...

• Native trees should grow easily in Southern California, so why are so few of our street trees California natives? • The highest priority is bringing more resilient shade trees to our urban areas, ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was recently asked to speak to a group of ladies about native plants. I find this subject fun, but also tricky, because I know ...