Q: I’m not sure if the plants growing in my yard are poison ivy or something else. What does poison ivy look like, and how can I safely identify it? A: Even a brief brush with poison ivy can cause an ...

Every gardener should know how to get rid of poison ivy when it pops up around the yard. If the sap from this plant comes in contact with your skin, a chemical called urushiol in the sap can cause ...

Q. Behind our summer cottage are many maples and oaks and to my eye, unfriendly vines climbing their trunks. Maybe the vines are poison ivy? The leaves turn bright red in the fall. Do they do any ...

Question for Dan Gill: How do you kill poison ivy that is growing in your hedges? —Michael Answer: There is no selective herbicide you can spray that will kill just the poison ivy and not damage your ...

Anyone cleaning out overgrown areas or even just weeding should beware. Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) may be growing among the plants you are handling. It pays to be able to identify this plant, ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - As East Texans take to decluttering their yard from fallen leaves, poison ivy, even brown and dormant, poses a risk of irritation. Gregg County Health Authority Dr. Lewis Browne ...

Over a decade ago, when Peter Barron started removing poison ivy for a living, he decided to document his work. "Every year I always take pictures of the poison ivy as it's blooming," said Barron, who ...

In Oak Ridge, trees are being strangled, suffocated and swallowed by vines. Kudzu. Virginia creeper. Poison ivy vines. Grapevines. Trumpet vines. Wisteria vines. English ivy vines in wooded yards.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — During the winter, most plants will go dormant leaving the landscape various shades of brown, trees bare, and otherwise lacking green. But there are some exceptions, especially some ...

All over Michigan, hunters are heading out to the woods and fields for the long-anticipated hunt. Unfortunately, they risk bringing back more than their trophy buck these days, thanks at least in part ...