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 ...

Among all the vines and shrubs displaying show-stopping fall color changes here in Northern Arizona, I place Virginia Creeper at the top of my list of favorites. Exhibiting deep burgundy to crimson ...

Leaves of three, let it be. That’s the common expression to avoid run-ins with poison ivy and poison oak — common toxic-to-the-touch plants found in North Carolina’s Triangle area and beyond. Virginia ...

A garden next to house with lots of vines and other plants - Oybek Ostanov/Shutterstock There's nothing more stunning than a glorious flowering vine growing over a trellis or covering an ugly fence.

Q. Can a person get poison ivy once the leaves are gone in the fall? Is it true that Virginia creeper vines can cause the same itching symptoms? Also, are poison oak and poison ivy the same thing? A.