English ivy can weaken and in some cases kill trees. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board) It will soon be illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the ...

Q: We have English ivy. We cut it back all the time to keep it from the house and the tree it surrounds and had been putting those vines in with all of our other yard waste. Should we be putting those ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is considering adding English ivy (Hedera helix) and Atlantic ivy (Hedera hiberica) to the Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine. The rule prohibits the ...

In Oak Ridge, trees are being strangled, suffocated and swallowed by vines. Kudzu. Virginia creeper. Poison ivy vines. Grapevines. Trumpet vines. Wisteria vines. English ivy vines in wooded yards.

This creeping vine blocks sunlight to trees and creates the ideal conditions for fungal diseases to spread. Trees often struggle to support its weight, too.

Vines are not divine to some Brookhaven Town residents. A North Shore community group and public officials have found a common enemy in English ivy — an invasive plant that climbs up chimneys and has ...

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 ...

While out walking or driving, did you ever notice trees so covered with ivy that they look like totally different life forms? In a way they are – because if the ivy continues to grow unchecked, the ...

PORTLAND -- A Portland parks leader wants to hire a crew of 70, full-time and permanent, to do nothing but kill English Ivy. The ornamental plant threatens to kill the trees of the city's 5,000-acre ...

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 ...