English ivy (Hedera helix), a heavy, woody vine with handsome, dark-green, waxy leaves, is believed to have been brought to the New World by European colonists in the 1700s. They likely appreciated ...

English ivy (Hedera helix), a heavy, woody vine with handsome, dark-green, waxy leaves, is believed to have been brought to the New World by European colonists in the 1700s. They likely appreciated ...

DEAR BOB: English ivy (Hedera helix) is harmful to trees upon which it grows. It clings to surfaces using tendrils, aerial roots and a sticky substance called glycosides. Those roots and tendrils tend ...

Have you seen the “English Ivy Kills Trees” signs popping up around the Upstate? If so, I have two things to say. First, I’m not responsible for the guerrilla campaign to eradicate this plant pest but ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: While driving through various parts of Asheville recently, I have noticed professionally-made roadside signs ...

When we bought the house we currently live in, we inherited a landscape that has many problems. One problem that becomes worse each ye ar is English ivy. It has reached the point where it is taking ...

I can’t decide when to cut English ivy off my trees — spring or fall. I know it’s invasive and lately I see it everywhere, but I’m not looking forward to seeing brown ivy hanging on my tree trunks. It ...

English ivy can weaken and in some cases kill trees. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board) It will soon be illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the ...

Vines are not divine to some Brookhaven Town residents. A North Shore community group and public officials have found a common enemy in English ivy — an invasive plant that climbs up chimneys and has ...

Stone steps lead to a hill curled with ivy. - butterfly's dream/Shutterstock English ivy (Hedera helix) just has a timeless look to it, don't you think? Whether it's filling bare patches of garden or ...

A friend of mine at breakfast told me that he felt English ivy was becoming the new kudzu. He has a good point. When you look throughout the county, you see many trees engulfed in the vine. English ...

English ivy (Hedera helix) grows around and up the base of a rose bush in Nassau County, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano) English ivy (Hedera helix), a heavy, woody vine with handsome, dark-green, waxy leaves, ...