Snakes are an unwelcome guest in yards across the U.S. But one plant rolls out a welcome mat by providing shelter for both ...

A common yard plant could be on its way out of Washington parks and gardens. On July 9, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced it was adding the English (also known as common) and ...

Many of us use ivy in Christmas decorations, but this striking evergreen gives us all-year-round pleasure, helps insulate our houses and plays a vital role for our garden birds and wildlife generally.

How to jazz up a gloomy, north-facing wall is one of gardening's greatest challenges. Hardly any sun reaches the plants and the soil is either dry and gritty or cold and waterlogged. Only a handful of ...

Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 63, No. 1 (2012), pp. 191-201 (11 pages) Abstract Root climbers such as English ivy (Hedera helix) rely on specialized adventitious roots for attachment, enabling ...