Leaves of three, let it be. That’s the common expression to avoid run-ins with poison ivy and poison oak — common toxic-to-the-touch plants found in North Carolina’s Triangle area and beyond. Virginia ...

Vines can be a lovely addition to a garden. However, some are so vigorous that they will damage siding and gutters, rip off ...

Poison ivy and Virginia creeper vines climb trees, poles and other objects along woodland edges, hedgerows and roadsides to reach sunlight. Though usually overlooked as having colored leaves in autumn ...

Q: My daughter and her husband have two very large vines growing in the yard of the new home they purchased. The vines seem overgrown, and we’re wondering how much to cut back. We even wonder if they ...

A few years ago I was leading a group of Merrimack College ecology students on a nature walk, when one of them pointed to a vine with five leaflets per leaf, and asked if it was poison ivy. “No,” I ...

Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger explains how native vines can be grown on structures or as groundcover to add color, fruits and berries to the garden. Featured on VHG episode 2408; October 2024. Virginia Home ...