Vines Archives

10 Neat Things about Plants that Kill

Plants don’t always live up to their gentle, green reputation. Some have evolved lethal mechanisms to survive, capturing prey, and

1. Sour grapes. The expression ‘sour grapes’ originated from Aesop’s fable about the fox and the grapes; a hungry fox

Layering involves pinning the nodes of a young, flexible vine stem to some nicely prepared earth and letting the vine

There are gardeners who hesitate to plant clematis, fearing that, like hothouse flowers, they may require too much knowledge or

1. Like broccoli with fewer calories. Cucumbers are among the world’s healthiest foods, containing health-giving lignans and flavonoids, as do

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not?

1. Bean, legume or pulse? All three words mean the same thing but in different ways. “Bean” can refer to

I’m a sucker for a good pergola. I was at a wedding this season at a golf course where a