Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered trillium, is a spectacular sign of spring, and it's oohed and aahed over.

Recently, a rather unaware gardener, perhaps busy with many noble tasks, had an abundance of poke berries that proliferated throughout the garden. However, if one is a native plant enthusiast, this ...

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that a plant with the word “weed” built right into its name would cause many people to have a sour attitude when they see its leaves popping up in mulched beds, along ...

Up until recently (when I finally looked this up), I thought pokeweed was a noxious invasive plant and was horrified when some popped up out back along a sunny border. It snuck up on me, I didn’t see ...

For all my born days, I have heard pastors say “Today's sermon is one that I was 'led' to preach.” I must say that I was first 'led' into the composition of this month's submission by a very special ...

One day last week before I could leave with my car I had to clean a purplish wash off its front window. Right now it’s not uncommon to find this stain at many places because there are lots of pokeweed ...