For me, the cardinal creeper, or Ipomoea × multifida, ticks every box. Fast-growing, showy and colorful, this vine delivers serious impact from a small investment. I’ve grown it many times in pots ...

One group of plants often underused and underappreciated in home landscapes are vines. This is unfortunate since vines can often fill spaces not practical for other landscape plants. Vines can provide ...

It doesn’t seem like we could already be at the end of July, but we are. The calendar year is more than half over and if you look closely you’ll some small signs of how things in nature are changing.

Dr. Robyn Puffenbarger explains how native vines can be grown on structures or as groundcover to add color, fruits and berries to the garden. Featured on VHG episode 2408; October 2024. Virginia Home ...

The recent boom in native-plant interest is being fueled by two main drivers – adding food and habitat for pollinators and steering clear of non-native plants that could become tomorrow’s invaders.