After a long, gray winter, I’m usually very happy to see signs of green returning to central Pennsylvania. As an enthusiastic ...

There are better options without the baggage. Bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) has fragrant flowers and bright red berries.

In the right conditions, honeysuckle plants can grow at quick rates of two to three feet per growing season, rapidly filling ...

Grows to heights of 12 feet Leaves are opposite, elliptic to oval or oblong in shape, 3-6 centimeters long, gray-green in color Multiple branching stems, gray-tan bark, pith is brown and hollow ...

"Excluding deer, but not removing honeysuckle ... species—Sugar Maple, Red Oak, Bitternut Hickory, Black Cherry, Redbud—the combination of deer exclosure and shrub removal was necessary ...