Add a little color to your fall garden with these native shrubs and trees

Plants are starting to see their fall colors early this season. So, plan accordingly and plant locally sourced, native shrubs ...
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The Enormous Swap Meet In Ohio Where You’ll Score The Coolest Finds For Dirt Cheap

Hidden in the heart of Clinton County sits a bargain hunter’s utopia so vast and varied it defies simple description – Caesar Creek Flea Market in Wilmington, Ohio, where treasure seeking isn’t just a ...

It's buckeye season — trees and football. More about Ohio's state tree

Ohio State Buckeyes? Not quite. We're talking about the Ohio buckeye tree. Here's what makes them poisonous and other facts ...
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This Shrub Thrives in Death Valley’s Scorching Temperatures. Where Do Its Heat-Tolerant Superpowers Come From?

Tidestromia oblongifolia thrives in high heat—and scientists think it may hold the key to making food crops more resilient ...

5 invasive plants that could be putting down roots in your garden or lawn

Invasive species are eating through Indiana forests and front lawns. Here are 5 species you might have growing in your yard uninvited.
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The 18 Companion Plants That Will Make Your Blueberry Bush Thrive In The Garden

Want a happier blueberry harvest? From fragrant herbs to nitrogen-fixers, these sidekicks don't just play nice — they get you ...

Adding native plants to cover a foundation: Once we remove nonnative shrubs, do natives fill the void?

The new bed of shrubs already supporting other wildlife: more bees, a steady stream of butterflies, and on one particularly remarkable day so many monarchs that the entire patch shimmered.
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Death Valley shrub rearranges its insides to thrive in one of the hottest places on Earth

Heat-loving plants that thrive in California's Death Valley could hold the key to growing crops in a changing climate.