Category: Ohio

The butterfly exhibit had officially ended when we visited the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus last fall. But it’s not like you can just go in and collect up all your butterflies to send along Read More …

I’m fond of the more unusual members of the plant world, so was delighted to discover a large planting of very healthy pitcher plants when we were at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio. Read More …

The Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio, is home to a number of striking orchids, but one stands out. This enormous, perfect phalaenopsis is actually a work of art by Mark Lagergren and Anthony Ball Read More …

We arrived at the Franklin Park Conservatory late on an afternoon when the conservatory was undergoing frantic preparations to prepare for both an event later that evening and the forthcoming opening of a Bruce Munro Read More …

The Scioto River runs through the heart of Columbus, Ohio. Much of the riverfront is now parkland, a key section, the Scioto Mile, is a linear park running along the city’s historic downtown. Columbus from Read More …