Wild ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum) is a great reminder that gardeners should always have lots of like-minded friends. That’s because you will never find this Eastern native in a garden center.

Monarch Magic ageratum is a new plant for spring 2025 that will be available at garden centers this year. The flowers are a true periwinkle blue, with a light, sweet scent. Here’s what you need to ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension Master Gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Looking for a late-summer pop of color in your ...

As I read comments on my Facebook page, there is something about this winter that has everyone counting the days until spring. I know I have seen at least two countdown clocks carrying it even out ...

Growth habit: A sprawling, long-lived annual growing to 2 feet tall and almost as wide. The leaves are bright green and heart-shaped, growing to 2 inches long and an inch wide. Light: Plant in ...

On a Sunday walk I spotted a splash of blue. Blue wildflowers. They say blue flowers are sometimes difficult to grow in gardens. “They say.” That was Dad’s go-to validation when he shared news back ...