Basil and cilantro may be herb garden go-tos, but they're far from your only option. There's a far less boring herb that's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild ageratum (Conoclinium coelestinum) is a great reminder that gardeners should always have lots of like-minded friends. That’s ...

When it comes to bedding plants for your landscape, you may overlook this common annual you’ll find at nearly any nursery. It’s not as flashy as brightly-colored petunias tumbling out of containers or ...

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 ...

If you are looking for a short, blue plant to edge a flower bed (and probably, you're not), try ageratum. Blue blooms in the garden are difficult to come by, especially on well-behaved plants that ...

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 ...

The toxic, invasive herb Ageratum conyzoides, or billy goat weed, can be bio-converted into nutrient-rich compost for crop cultivation, says a new study. Published March in the journal Biomass ...