I feared kudzu. I’d walk an extra mile to avoid patches of it and the writhing knots of snakes that everyone said were breeding within. Though fascinated by the grape-scented flowers and the ...

Kudzu was promoted as a shade-bringing ornamental plant with sweet-smelling blooms and later as livestock feed. Today, the plant is present in 31 states, especially southeastern states where it ...

Kudzu starch is known as "white diamond." When the Adonis multiflora bloom, it is a sign that spring is arriving in the garden.