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Virginia creeper, or Parthenocissus quinquefolia, an easy-to-grow vine, has a long history in this country. The James Vick Seed Co. offered it in its 1890 catalogue under the name Ampelopsis ...
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 ...
Virginia creeper * Botanical name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia * Family: Vitaceae (Grape family) * Trivia: Also called woodbine or five-fingered ivy, it is native to eastern North America from Cana… ...
Two weedy vines are receiving a lot of attention this year. Both can be found in our shrubs, trees and fences. If left un-managed, they can smother out shrubs and trees by preventing the tree ...
Trailing up three sides of my mother-in-law’s house (and growing there for more than seventy years) is very healthy Virginia Creeper. It grows from the ground to the chimney. Mom ...
Virginia creeper * Botanical name: Parthenocissus quinquefolia * Family: Vitaceae (Grape family) * Trivia: Also called woodbine or five-fingered ivy, it is native to eastern North America from Cana… ...
Poison ivy and Virginia creeper vines climb trees, poles and other objects along woodland edges, hedgerows and roadsides to reach sunlight. Though usually overlooked as having colored leaves in ...
Virginia creeper is a nontoxic native Virginia vine that is often mistaken for poison ivy. ... If he bags them in hopes of capturing all the weed seeds, he may be catching some, ...
The recent spring-like would have been easier to enjoy if it had not felt so eerie. It’s January. I should have been bundled in layers and cooing over hot chocolate like those Mary Kay models in ...
Years ago, when I gardened on a small lot in Kiln Creek and had no more space to garden on the ground, I learned the value of vertical gardening. At that time and in subsequent gardens, upward-grow… ...