If you have noticed a plant with purple blooms and scalloped, heart-shaped leaves quickly filling your lawn and flowerbeds, it's ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), living up to its common name, Creeping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ground ivy growing in grass - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images Known for commandeering lawns and strangling garden ...

English ivy plants are a charming addition to any garden, providing year-round interest to walls and fences, particularly in shaded areas. Yet, their robust growth can quickly lead them to be ...

Question: For years ivy has flourished on our hillsides. This year, most of the ivy on the hillsides has died or withered and weeds have overtaking the ivy. The ivy is about 50 years old and receives ...

Many of you had excellent questions and comments about ivy removal after my recent column. Several people wondered whether it harms a tree to remove "old-growth" ivy, whose roots can be inches across.

Several readers recently asked for ivy removal tips. I try to provide this important information every year or two, so here you go. A few years ago, English ivy was officially listed by the Washington ...