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.

Add sparks — and bring in pollinators — to your garden beds this spring and summer with orange flowering shrubs!

A male ruby-throated hummingbird flying - Jody Trappe Photography/Getty Images There are plenty of hedges and shrubs out there to choose for your yard. However, if you want a shrub that enjoys plenty ...

Honeysuckle is considered a nuisance by many homeowners. This fast-spreading plant consumes yards, displacing native plants. Once you have honeysuckle, it's difficult to remove. However, if you pick ...

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

Mike Rafferty, a master naturalist with Johnson County Extension, picks up the branch of a dead shrub honeysuckle plant. Rafferty is giving public tours of Ernie Miller Park to show what efforts to ...

Asian bush honeysuckle is an invasive shrub that plagues Kansas yards, farms, roadsides and forests. While control can be challenging, it is not impossible. Every homeowner who controls bush ...

You’ll know invasive Asian Bush Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.) by their: Opposite leaf arrangement (leaves grow in pairs opposite each other). Fall fruit—usually bright red paired berries. This photo ...

Asian bush honeysuckle may sound sweet, but it’s an invasive plant with several species that take over the Indiana’s natural plant life. Honeysuckle plants are prolific growers and can form large ...