Take a short walk to the east of our new community building and you’ll be in the midst of at least 13 different species of trees, mostly...

As the air cools and our daylight shortens in September, there are still many tasks to do in the garden: Reseed, aerate and feed the...

The subject of this article came about recently when I spied, while on a walk, a line of recently planted trees each sporting a ‘tree...

A Little History: This month I’d like to write about Minerva Park’s garden group, MinervaFlora. The group has been around since 1991. It...

SPRING EPHEMERALS Spring Ephemeral is a plant that grows, flowers, and dies in a short amount of time. Tulip, Daffodil, Hyacinth, Crocus...

Winter sowing is sowing seeds outside in winter in mini-green houses. The reason? many seeds need a cold period (30-60+ days), called...

This month we are highlighting COMMON CHICKWEED - so named as it is a preferred food of chickens and other fowl. It is also called star...

This month we are highlighting HONEYSUCKLE! Honeysuckle is named for the edible sweet nectar in the tubular flowers. LATIN: Lonicera. ...

October's highlight is GOLDENROD! You have probably seen this all around Central Ohio, but there is an abundance of goldenrod in the...

By: Lisa Craddock This month, we are highlighting Ironweed. So named because of its tough stem! LATIN: Vernonia ENVIRONMENT: Prefers...

By: Lisa Craddock Beginning this month, I’ll be doing a series of articles on weeds as a result of a year-long (February-November 2023)...

The weather held off and we again had some fantastic stops on the MinervaFlora Garden Tour. If you would like to participate next year,...

There are some amazing homes and gardens around Minerva Park and this is your chance to enjoy the beauty. Residential and public gardens...