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City staff have been asked to start drafting a bylaw prohibiting the sale of some common flowers and vines that are on the ...
White and the alliance’s landscape management team, armed to battle scourges of invasive invaders like Mugwort and Goutweed—and English Ivy, of course—took full advantage of the more than 20 ...
While ivy has some benefits, like providing shelter for birds and pollinators, its ability to smother plants, damaged mortar ...
The City of Nanaimo might soon join a list of municipalities that prohibit the sale and distribution of invasive plants, in ...
Garden centers have also been a factor. A 2023 study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that many plant ...
In just two hours, four Friends of Dyke Marsh volunteers rescued around 55 trees from invasive English ivy on Saturday, March 16. Ivy vines snake up many trees on the George Washington Memorial ...
There’s a war against English Ivy in Humboldt County. The foot soldiers are hacking at woody vines in strangers’ backyards. The plant, brought to the area by European colonizers, has spread ...
Ivy, while native to the UK, can be extremely damaging to buildings and trees and can block light from nearby plants ...
Rather than resorting to harsh chemicals to tackle fast-growing weeds, the folks at Drip Works recommend a natural concoction ...
English ivy may give you that quintessential whimsical look, but is it worth it? As it turns out, it can be harmful to your ...
English ivy is a common houseplant that the Invasive Species Council of B.C. says can quickly spread outdoors and even choke out trees or damage homes. (Credit: iStock/Getty Images) ...
Learn about plants that damage your home. Find out which plants to avoid that can damage your home, its siding, and ...