The distinctive "eye" marks out the nuts from an Ohio buckeye tree. With each new gardening season, more people are becoming interested in native plants. This is because more people are being educated ...

Native plants, as the name indicates, grow naturally in an area or region. There is a growing shift among many people away from a manicured garden with non-local species in support of more natural ...

Writes Steve Conway: "Looking forward to 2026, I’m excited to see new ways gardeners are exploring the potential of a local plant palette." ...

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