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 ...

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 ...

Just this last week a friend asked me how she could get rid of the English ivy that was taking over her garden. Over the years, I have had a love-hate relationship with this plant. When I was a ...

English ivy (Hedera helix) just has a timeless look to it, don't you think? Whether it's filling bare patches of garden or climbing up an ancient home's wall, that lush green vine is a sight to behold ...