Sarsparilla is a tropical plant used throughout history to treat conditions like arthritis, psoriasis, and syphilis. Sarsaparilla is a tropical plant from the genus Smilax. The climbing, woody vine ...

A: Smilax is a vine exquisitely adapted to the South and our Southern gardening habits. If we could only find a way to make use of it ... There are many species of smilax, and I can’t help but point ...

Root beer is a nostalgic drink for many people, whether they grew up ordering a glass bottle of it at their local pizza joint or downing root beer floats on hot summer days. Birch beer and ...

Certainly, Sleeping Beauty’s narcoleptic respite was secured by this plant. It is the very image of a noxious bramble which could be conjured up by an imaginative and resolute wicked witch. The sinewy ...

NOT A BUG: Although the new shoots of the greenbrier plant, or Smilax, resemble a creepy critter, the plant is actually a wild edible that is readily found in Western North Carolina. We’re only a ...

Smilax is an invasive plant and a garden thug. Courtesy photo Smilax is a native plant that provides food for more than 40 species of birds. It is an important part of the diet for deer and black ...

THE COWBOY STEPPED through the swinging saloon doors and dragged his dusty boots over to the bar. A sheen of grimy sweat coated his face, both from the sun, and from a rumbling in his gut from ...

As the cooler weather prevails, I’m venturing into my yard to tackle the weeds that have taken advantage of this past summer’s bountiful rain. In our well-mulched beds, it is gratifying to pull up ...