Cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella) is a vibrant, fast-growing shrubby plant with rich burgundy foliage and handsome palmate leaves resembling those of a red Japanese maple tree. It is ...

For gardeners, Thanksgiving is a special holiday, a time to celebrate the harvest and put it on the table, just as the Pilgrims did hundreds of years ago. Most gardeners today grow some form of the ...

Editor’s note: Once a month. OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. With four seasons of interest, Viburnum opulus var.

When the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, they encountered thornless vines covered with small, red fruit growing in boggy regions of the area. Native Americans valued this fruit and called it ...

Cranberries often fade from memory in the aftermath of Thanksgiving feasts. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Massachusetts Cranberry Station, however, focus on ...

Wisconsin is the largest producer of cranberries— with over half of the U.S. production in 2020. However, at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station, production of cranberries have been low the past ...