A gardener with a spade, digging a planting hole in a fall garden - Virrage Images/Shutterstock The garden calendar might seem like it's done for the year, but the chill of late fall actually signals ...

Aronia berries, or chokeberries, offer fantastic health benefits. They are rich in antioxidants, polyphenols, and vitamins, and studies have suggested that they can help improve heart health, reduce ...

It's not only full-size trees that put on an amazing fall color display when autumn arrives. Quite a few deciduous shrubs turn red in the fall before they lose their leaves for the winter. If you want ...

Several students surrounded a blooming black chokeberry bush last week, excitedly tallying the various types of pollinators buzzing in and out of the native plant garden’s “airspace.” If a plant could ...

* What it is: Ground Hug is a dwarf version of the Pennsylvania native black chokeberry bush, offering this shrub’s multi-season interest in a compact package. Plants flower white in spring, then the ...

Are you seeking a low-growing shrub that is durable and dependable? Low Scape Mound Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa ‘UCONNAM165’) could be the answer. This compact, low-growing deciduous shrub has glossy ...

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. Picture vibrant red fruits in pendulous clusters set ...

Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo #1 The answer to last week’s mystery is black chokeberry, Aronia melanocarpa, pictured in photo #2. The black chokeberry, Aronia ...

The garden calendar might seem like it's done for the year, but the chill of late fall actually signals the perfect opportunity for gorgeous shrubs to plant in November. For fruit-loving gardeners, ...