Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Native shrubs offer many benefits to the home landscape.

As many of you know, my wife also is also a horticulturist who does landscape designs. This makes it tough on our children, since we spend much of our vacation talking and discussing the flora of the ...

Butterfly southern bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly') is a nice shrub for the central Ohio landscape. This summer-flowering shrub grows as a mound with horizontal arching red ...

Honeysuckle is a popular plant within the Lonicera genus, which includes around 160 different species native to various parts of the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia. While there is a ...

Last week we discussed control of the invasive bush honeysuckle and its effect on our local ecosystem. Many homeowners are sad to see bush honeysuckle removed, as the shrub can be attractive in the ...

After the first frost blankets your region, you still have work to do in the garden before you rest for the season. Caring for dormant plants in the winter can actually give you a leg up for the ...

Q: I'm considering planting a coral honeysuckle along my metal fence in Central Arkansas. Are they invasive? Can I plant it in a large pot? Do deer like it (they could pull it through the fence)? Any ...

One recent morning as the sun rose in the eastern sky, the yellow feathers of several American goldfinches stood out among the leaves of a honeysuckle bush. Those goldfinches were the males whose ...