Despite the frigid temperatures and white blankets we experienced in central Ohio, plants and insects are expected to survive.

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or “snow monsters,” and conditions are now perfect to see them.

Perennial plants such as trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials are typically able to survive extended periods of snow cover and sub ... ambient temperatures in January and February, causing ...