central Ohio residents who want to see the wildflower will have to take a trip. The Marblehead Peninsula in northern Ohio is home to the only known naturally occurring lakeside daisy population.

This is the first place that I know of in Ohio where one can get their end-of-winter wildflower fix ... For those in northern lands like Cleveland, Mansfield and Toledo, take hope.

For me, an early April trek to wildflower-rich southern Ohio haunts is a necessary rite of passage to officially see winter off and welcome spring. April 12 was a sunny but chilly day, and Shauna ...