And thankfully, training ivy or flowering vines to climb your house is straightforward and adds a classic touch of elegance. ... like Boston Ivy and Virginia creeper.

Now 85, Dye, known as “The Legend,” has biked more than 192,000 miles on the Virginia Creeper Trail. He reached his 100,000th mile approximately 17 years ago.

Boston ivy, also known by its botanic name Parthenocissus tricuspidata, grows in Zones 4 to 8.This is a large plant, growing up to 60 feet tall and 10 feet wide. You can keep it within its bounds ...

UPDATE: This story originally ran in the June 2025 issue. The 1.5-mile section of U.S. 58 mentioned here reopened May 22, after the June issue’s press deadline. The road repairs on U.S. 58 can’t be ...

Virginia creeper – Creeping vine with shiny, toothed leaves that grows in groups of five, ... In addition, poison ivy never grows into a full-on tree. More information +2.

Two Virginia legislators — one Democrat and one Republican — plan legislation to limit what debt collectors and creditors can seize. Del. Phil Hernandez, D-Norfolk, wants to make it easier to ...

Listen to this article Boston-based tech company Rapid7 announced Tuesday that it’s acquiring Arlington County-based cloud security and governance tech firm DivvyCloud for $145 million. The ...

Thursday marked a major milestone for the longest highway in Virginia. Route 58 in Damascus, the road that follows the Virginia Creeper Trail, is now open after losing about a mile-and-a-half of ...

Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia): Native to eastern North America, this vigorous tendril-climbing vine will rapidly grow to 30 to 50 feet long or more.

“There it is,” he said — the sword of British Gen. Charles Cornwallis that, experts theorize, was presented to the Americans during the British surrender at Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781.

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia rose to six as residents tried to clean up with the threat of more rain on the way. At least two people remained ...