Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered ...

Pokeweed is not exactly a garden lover's favorite plant, but the birds will send you a nice thank-you chirp if you find some corner where it can grow. Most gardeners don't want pokeweed, in part ...

When birdwatcher Patricia Scanlon wrote to ask if I would write a column on pokeweed and all of its benefits for wildlife, I had a nice little feeling of affirmation. Just last year, I decided to let ...

They pop up quickly, like an alien invasion in our yards. They spread downward through the soil as quickly as they grow upward. The invasion is so widespread that you may see it anywhere you go, if ...

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 ...

While tromping earlier this week through some open, sunny woods near my home in Decatur, I found myself bushwhacking through a dense colony of pokeweed bushes more than six feet high. The lush growth ...

With its vibrant colors and remarkable height, pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is hard to miss, and you might even think it beautiful. This striking native of eastern North America also serves as an ...

Okay, fun fact- did you know that the original Declaration of Independence owes its existence to a plant? Editor’s note: With gardening, and weed season now in full swing Nicole has assembled a list ...

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.