What: The common name for Vitis coignetiae — crimson glory vine — tells it all. It is indeed glorious when clothed in its large crimson autumnal garb. Its leaves are very large, often to a foot across ...

Vining plants aren’t for everyone. They need proper support, they can require a little more maintenance and many can quickly get aggressive. But with a little research and planning, you can choose ...

A few years ago I was looking for a seedless table grape to plant at my home, and found Raintree Nursery’s description of a cross between Vitis labrusca and Vitis vinifera called ‘Einset.’ Here’s what ...

First it was pet turtles and now it’s wine grapes—I just can’t stop thinking about what it means to be native. The United States ferments 700 million gallons of wine each year, most of it from the ...

A group of French winemakers has been planting hybrid grape varieties resistant to vine diseases like mildew, aiming to eliminate the need for pesticides and other chemical sprays widely used in ...

I LATELY received from a neighbour a vine-leaf, taken from his own garden, exhibiting the uncommon phenomenon known as “autophyllogeny.” A small green leaf had arisen from the midrib, near the apex of ...