Ever wish you could replicate the beauty of a blue sky? Plant this flowering vine inspired by clear, purplish-blue skies, and you can! The golden center even looks like the shining sun in a blue sky.

Inquiring readers might wonder why a teetotaler would purchase this particular vine from among invasive plants. My excuse is that as a beginning gardener, I was very much into herbs, and hops once ...

Pollinators don't just bring extra beauty and interest to your garden, they're also required for the growth of many fruits and vegetables. Luckily, having a diverse landscape with a wide variety of ...

Some outright beautiful vines are showing off their blooms this hot and sticky August. Everywhere you go, you can’t escape their fabulous colors and scents decorating their resident gardens. In ...

“The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams,” Englishman Thomas Love Peacock wrote 200 years ago. He was onto something. Grapes are wonderful for eating, juicing and ...

Let’s start with an edible perennial vine! A grapevine is a great choice to grow at home. Enjoy grape jam, wine or snacks—the edible leaves can even be stuffed with meats and other fillings. Different ...

Beth Ellis - Victoria County Master GardenerEdited by Charla Borchers Leon Jun 22, 2017 Jun 22, 2017 Updated Mar 12, 2018 This week's article on vines addresses what I call "the heavy hitters." These ...

Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies — these are just some of the pollinators that fill your yard with color. Whether you're watching a hummingbird dart among flowers in a flashy display of colors or ...

Vine plants can be a great way to make your garden look beautiful while covering your fence, softening the noise coming from the loud neighbors next door, and providing natural shade. Depending on ...

The jade- to turquoise-colored flowers of the jade vine, or Strongylodon macrobotrys, can be found in Hawaii. The nonnative S. macrobotrys is occasionally cultivated in gardens across the islands. One ...

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