Which fake ivy leaves are best? Keeping a houseplant alive is sometimes easier said than done, which is why artificial plants are a great stress-free alternative. These days, artificial flowers and ...

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 ...

If you were a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout, you probably heard the adage "leaves of three, let them be" to deter you from getting poison ivy rash. And, while it is true that a poison ivy leaf contains ...

There are two common types of leaf diseases on English ivy found in Illinois. One is caused by fungi and the other is caused by a bacterium. Both diseases can cause defoliation if severe, but your ivy ...

It is a great time of the year to be outside watching the leaves turn color a little bit each day even though the fall color season is late this year compared to recent years. Collecting those leaves ...

Florida is filled with diverse ecosystems, from the dense forests found in the Panhandle to the wetlands spread out throughout the Everglades. It's perfect for those who enjoy outdoor activities.

Mason Heberling, associate curator of botany at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, holds a poison ivy specimen collected in Lehigh County, Pa. in 1840, the oldest used in the study. A new study ...

A few years ago I was leading a group of Merrimack College ecology students on a nature walk, when one of them pointed to a vine with five leaflets per leaf, and asked if it was poison ivy. “No,” I ...

If you're allergic to Toxicodendron radicans, more commonly known as poison ivy, you might view wintertime as a welcome reprieve from this plant's itchy rash. Unfortunately, that's not quite the case.