On Tuesday, an Irish politician gave an impassioned speech about rhododendrons. “The rhododendron situation in Killarney National Park has gotten so bad, minister,” Michael Healy-Rae expounded from ...

Native plants need a helping hand if they are to recover from invasive rhododendron, Scottish ecologists have discovered. A new study in the reveals that – even at sites cleared of rhododendron 30 ...

Rhododendrons are beautiful flowers, but they have an ugly effect on certain ecosystems, including that of the Scottish rainforest. Rhododendrons are woody plants characterized by their bright, ...

It is spring in Gwynedd, north Wales, and looking up into the rich canopy of foliage gripping the craggy coastline, delicate oak tree leaves are stretching their fresh, knobbly lobes in the sunshine.

A warning has been issued about a beautiful spring flower that lines Surrey hedges that's destroying native wildlife. Gardeners are being urged not to buy rhododendrons this spring, as ...

Mountains are defined by their prominence, steep sides, and significant height above the surrounding regions. They harbor exceptionally high levels of biodiversity and a great number of endemic ...

When it comes to protecting the future of one of Northern Ireland's only native woodlands, a surprising amount of demolition work has to happen before you can really see the wood for the trees. That's ...

When the flowers bloom at Jo Ann Hemminger’s home in Unity Township, it’s quite a show. “We say every year we’re going to cut them down, and then I just think ‘oh, no, not this year,’” said Hemminger, ...

Rhododendron ponticum is striking, but can dominate other plants -Credit:Getty Images/iStockphoto With summer fast approaching, keen gardeners will be pruning hedges, planting flowers and pulling up ...

Gardening season is in full swing and there are lots of questions out there. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...