Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a type of native holly. This shrub prefers moist, acidic soils and light shade but can tolerate average soils if the soil is not too dry in a partly shaded site.

Many species of birds get reputations of various sorts. One species that gets a bad rap, through no fault of its own, is the brown-headed cowbird. The female cowbird lays its eggs in the nests of ...

Finally, cowbirds are black and brown (males) and just dull brown (females), so they don’t stand a chance to make a poem in comparison to nightingales, sky larks and bluebirds.

Drought could make for a dull and brown fall color display in central Ohio. Drought conditions in central Ohio are taking their toll on fall colors already. Meteorologist Michael Behrens explains.