A fast-growing, non-invasive, native plant that fills your garden with all the colors of fall? Sounds too good to be true, ...

Many plants come with pros and cons. Although this vine has a lot to offer environmentally, it needs to be pruned carefully to keep it from spreading too far.

The Virginia Creeper is a beautiful plant; the stems have five leaflets and are pleasantly attractive, especially in May when they are still a fresh, spring green. However, this pleasantly attractive ...

Many years ago, Roy and I camped in the Great Smoky Mountains and encountered a thick vine winding its way up a hardwood tree ...

If you were a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout, you probably heard the adage "leaves of three, let them be" to deter you from getting poison ivy rash. And, while it is true that a poison ivy leaf contains ...

I once thought I was among the 20% of humans who experience no ill effects from poison ivy. But a visit to southern Illinois years ago proved me wrong. Itchy skin with blisters plagued me for weeks.

With recent attention on giant hogweed, some Virginians may not realize the state hosts many other poisonous plants — something a recent Virginia Master Naturalist publication hopes to change. Named ...