A home has elegant landscaping with climbing vines. - Artistic Operations/Shutterstock Climbing plants are a fitting option for adding vertical interest to your garden. If those climbers are also ...

Q: The recent column about invasive evergreen vine removal got me thinking. I’ve taken some out recently that was covering a fence and part of the ground. Admittedly, I’m missing the lush evergreen ...

Vines can serve many functions in our gardens. Some are planted for the sole purpose of feeding pollinators and hummingbirds. Some are annuals planted for their copious blooms and fast-growing ...

Vines offer gardeners a quick solution for a vertical screen. They soften a wall or hillside, and offer some shade to plants growing beneath them. A vine is a plant whose stem requires support and ...

Boxwood is an excellent evergreen shrub for many situations, but sometimes you need a different option. There are several good boxwood alternatives for when you want an evergreen plant but don’t ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants yet, to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

It’s officially fall, but gardening hasn’t ended for the season. What’s on your mind? For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

When plants fail to sprout in spring, winter is often hastily blamed as the main culprit. In reality, it’s usually several factors working together. Not just extreme cold, but also care mistakes, ...

Discover how to propagate a Chinese evergreen through cuttings and division. We talk through both methods with easy steps.