Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County write a column about native plants in Ohio. When you think of Ohio, you might picture its bustling cities ...

This Callery pear plant, or the Bradford pear, is an ornamental species native ... Ohio, like most of the Midwest, contains deciduous forests, characterized by trees that lose their leaves at ...

But did you know that Ohio is also home to a treasure trove of native ... small mammals. For example, the Ohio goldenrod is a magnet for pollinators, while the oak trees support hundreds of ...