It's easy to be impressed by the Virginia creeper's fall display of vibrant red leaves. But this attractive plant has a darker side: berries that can irritate the mouth and sap that can cause a skin ...

The leaves of the Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) help paint your landscape in all of the colors of fall, turning purple and scarlet red with the cooler temperatures. While the sight of ...

WEBVTT GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO YOUR SUNDAY GARDENER. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE A PLANT THAT'S OVERGROWN IN THE HOUSE. NEEDS TO BE TRIMMED UP A LITTLE BIT, SOME WILD GROWTH. HOW DO WE PRUNE? PRETTY ...

Virginia creeper is a fast-growing vine that is native to North America. With a tolerance for shade and neglect, this climber is ideal for gardeners who are short on time and want a low-maintenance ...

A smiling gardener is about to prune climbing wisteria with a pair of shears - BERTH/Shutterstock As romantic as a trailing vine looks in the fall, don't neglect your climbing plants when you have ...

It's a familiar story: that little shrub you once fell for has quietly grown into something far larger than you ever imagined. Or perhaps you inherited an overgrown garden when you moved in. The good ...

Shrubs never stay the way they look when you first plant them. Many popular landscape shrubs grow a foot or two a year, quickly overtaking everything around them. Before you know it, they're blocking ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings, it ...

Down toward the end of my road there is a tangle of old apple and black cherry trees overgrown with poison ivy, wild grape and Virginia creeper. While picking and eating what I thought was a wild ...

Now is a good time to prune overgrown fruit trees. Deciduous fruit trees that frequently become overgrown include apple, peach, nectarine and plum. Occasionally, pear and fig trees may become ...