The ivy can preserve warmth in winter while keeping your home cool in summer. When given the correct type of climbing support, English ivy can climb up to 100 feet high. 2.

Boston Ivy is well-loved for its hardiness, rapid growth, and robust appearance, making it a great option for a window display, especially if you let it hang down for dramatic appeal.

In the fall, Boston ivy leaves will turn beautiful shades of red, yellow and orange. Since it’s deciduous, the vine will lose those leaves before they regrow in warmer weather. Get updates from ...

The North Face Purple Label SS24 Merges Mountain Gear With American Prep: Titled "The Mountain Ivy," the collection sees collegiate design codes mingle with function-first silhouettes.

The Boston Globe Here’s why some street lights on I-93 — and around Boston — are bright purple Drivers have noticed that lights cast an eerie, purplish haze over the highway.

A Smithsonian article on poison ivy said, “Humans and possibly a few other primates are the only animals that get a rash from poison ivy.”. Treatment usually consists of measures to decrease ...

Music Prince’s puffy ‘Purple Rain’ shirt and other pieces from late singer’s wardrobe go up for auction in Boston The auction traces Prince’s evolution in music and fashion from his ...

I recently asked readers of this column to share photos of plants in their gardens that provide fall and winter color. Paul Patterson, who gardens in Whittier, sent a picture of Boston ivy ...

Forbes Magazine has boldly declared a list of "New Ivies.," and a Boston school has made the cut. Since that original list of Ivy League School was declared (i.e. Harvard University, Yale ...

Sounds like the beginning of a Gothic tale, doesn’t it? For some homeowners, English ivy (Hedra helix) and Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata), can be an on-going nightmare.

Well, there’s eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron pubescens), Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) from China, and Swedish ivy (Plectranthus australis and verticillatus) from Africa.

The possibilities that can come by turning your car off of a frequently used roadway, down a little side street, and then around an unfamiliar corner or two, perhaps just ...