Recently I've received a number of questions about poison ivy. Gardeners and landscapers need to beware of this vine. It pays to be able to identify and avoid it, or ...

A few years ago I was leading a group of Merrimack College ecology students on a nature walk, when one of them pointed to a vine with five leaflets per leaf, and asked if it was poison ivy. “No ...

Pothos plants are known to be low-maintenance and will grow in most indoor conditions. To keep yours healthy, be sure to ...

Vegetable gardens are producing, and this is the time of year we begin to see disease and insect issues. Here are a few ...

Common vines like Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) and pothos (Epipremnum aureum) are easily propagated by cuttings. I like to cut a portion of the vine that has about four to six leaves.

While their leaves are unique, they also produce a number of 1-inch flowers distributed along the vine. Their star-shaped flowers in the wild are red, but nowadays pink and white types are also ...