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 ...

There are multiple subspecies of poison ivy in North America, but all have leaf groups of three and can be green or have a ...

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 ...

An old adage about poison ivy says, "Leaflets three, let it be; berries white, hide from sight." It's good advice. Poison ivy leaves are compound, meaning that each leaf consists of more than one ...

For my family, it’s a generations-running bridal tradition. It’s not unusual for families to pass meaningful wedding tokens from one generation to the next. For some brides, it’s a dress. For others, ...

I have this really beautiful shrub growing in my yard. It turns lovely shades of yellow and red in the fall. It has large, glossy leaves, and birds flock to the berries in late winter. The problem is ...

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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 ...

I have six oak trees in my yard with ivy growing all over them. Some of the ivy vines are about 2 inches in diameter. I want to kill the ivy without damaging the trees. I was thinking of cutting the ...

Ivy can look beautiful hanging off trees or climbing up a home, but can quickly become unmanageable if left to grow. This fast-spreading vine will get into the cracks of walls and begin to break them ...