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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What about ivy that grows up a tree? How harmful is that to a tree? Also, I have a mature sunburst locust tree. In the spring, it gets leafhoppers. In the fall, it gets small webs in the cluster of ...

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 ...

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 ...

I have a pair of trees in my front yard that are getting more and more covered (strangled?) by the English ivy that is everywhere here. When I moved in, it looked kinda nice, with the lower part of ...

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) 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, ...