Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) encompasses 180 species of flowering vines and shrubs known for their fragrant blooms and vibrant colors. In home gardens, vining varieties are particularly popular. Native ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Native shrubs offer many benefits to the home landscape.

Who couldn’t love a plant with a name that speaks of both sweetness and nurturing? Yet there are those who scorn honeysuckle. And – just as bad – there are those who shower honeysuckles with too much ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Honeysuckle is a fast-growing vining plant that can cover a trellis or garden arbor with shiny green ...

As many of you know, my wife also is also a horticulturist who does landscape designs. This makes it tough on our children, since we spend much of our vacation talking and discussing the flora of the ...

Butterfly southern bush honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly') is a nice shrub for the central Ohio landscape. This summer-flowering shrub grows as a mound with horizontal arching red ...

What: The bright tangerine orange trumpets of Lonicera ciliosa, commonly called orange honeysuckle or western trumpet vine, proclaim spring has arrived. Hummingbirds are irresistibly drawn to this ...

Some foreign species of this plant are so invasive they've given honeysuckle a notorious reputation. Fortunately for home gardeners who want a well-behaved flowering vine, the non-invasive cultivars ...

Unlike some other species of honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle is sedate enough to make a good garden plant – and it blooms all summer long. Credit: Lee Reich / AP Who couldn’t love a plant with a name ...