If you have a rhododendron in your garden or pass one by on an afternoon walk perhaps you think of it as just a colorful and pretty shrub. You may have heard that they come from the Himalayas, and ...

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 ...

There is a day, week, month, and year for almost everything under the Sun. Last week was Invasive Species Week. Invasive species are certainly not something to celebrate; instead, the purpose of the ...

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 leading conservation charity has launched a public appeal to identify Scottish garden centres still selling a highly invasive plant blamed for damaging some of the country’s most precious woodlands.

Every gardener likes to have plants that are thriving no matter the season. Even in the winter -- especially in the long, dark, frigid months waiting for spring -- gardeners love to see their plants ...

The western edges of Kinder have been colonised by rhododendron bushes. Although attractive to look at, rhododendrons are an invasive species, which outcompete all native plants, so nothing grows ...