It doesn’t seem like we could already be at the end of July, but we are. The calendar year is more than half over and if you look closely you’ll some small signs of how things in nature are changing.

Before we had any rain to speak of, I used the push lawn mower around the edges of the yard for the first time this spring. There really wasn't a lot of grass to be cut and occasionally the wind ...

Birds need three things to thrive: food, shelter, and water. Your birdbath has water. A native vine nearby provides food and shelter, bringing in more birds.

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 ...

Virginia creeper, a common Lowcountry vine sometimes confused with poison ivy, has leaves with five leaflets. Vicky McMillan Although sometimes confused with poison ivy, Virginia creeper ...

In my photos from the California trip I made a few weeks ago, I found an image of the vine called Virginia creeper, which was climbing the wall near a window at Francis Ford Coppola’s Inglenook Winery ...

Throughout the summer months, I will be writing informational articles that will highlight three species of plants found throughout our region which are considered poisonous by contact or if consumed.

UK gardeners are turning plain bird baths into busy wildlife corners by pairing them with Virginia creeper. Planted at the right distance, this berried climber transforms how long birds linger, ...

Native plants are disappearing at an alarming rate due to habitat destruction from development and the spraying and mowing alongside roads and railways, according to Jan Newton of Williamsburg, ...

We can be fickle, and I’m amazed at Mother Nature’s patience. A national garden center once received a request for a vine to cover a garage wall eyesore. The customer wanted it to fill in quickly ...