I was walking along a creek in Harris County the other day when a greenbrier vine tripped me. To break my fall I grabbed the nearest sapling — which was a mistake. The sapling was a Devil’s walking ...

FIVE YEARS AGO when “Best Plants for Hampton Roads: A Landscape & Garden Companion” was first published by eight area horticulturists, contributor Ed Bradley added his signature to my copy with this ...

Yes. I was a bit careless. And yes, it is painful being poked by the thorns of a devil's walking stick tree. The devil's walking stick is a small tree native to North America. It has a slender, thorny ...

The backbone of a garden – as well as the world – is basic greenery that stays busy photosynthesizing and pumping out oxygen. But there’s always room in our landscapes for plants with personality, ...

The few times I have moved to a new home in my life, I have followed the traditional advice not to make major changes in my landscape until a year has passed. In my case, this wasn’t always by design, ...

Aralia spinosa is often called devil’s walking stick, taking its name from the thorns all along the branches. L.A. JACKSON I have an interesting small tree on the wooded edge of my landscape. It is ...

I have an interesting small tree on the wooded edge of my landscape. It is about 8 feet tall with fans of 2- to 3-inch oval leaves and has large sprays of small, off-white flowers above each cane. The ...