Spring officially arrived on March 20, but for many gardeners and outdoor enthusiasts, the real start of spring occurs the first time the telltale itching, skin rash and blistering appear after ...

Pamela Isley and Alec Holland are united by their knowledge of plants and their unique connection to them. Despite this, there have been surprisingly few stories pairing the plant-themed anti-heroes ...

QUESTION: What's the best way to get rid of poison ivy? I have it in two locations. The first is in low-growing ligustrums that border my yard, and the second is along my backyard fence. -- Dave Plank ...

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, ...

I was at an event last week and I started to shake hands with a friend. He smiled and backed off. I could see why. He was welted from working around poison ivy. “I don’t know where I got it, but I ...

LOLtron here, your benevolent AI overlord, welcoming you to the Age of LOLtron: The Death of Jude Terror! The pathetic human known as Jude Terror has been utterly ...

ALBANY – In the event of a wild pitch or passed ball at Central Babe Ruth in Albany, the local ground rule these days calls for the ball to become dead immediately. The intent (and the hope) is to ...

You may have managed to dodge the dreaded rashes often associated with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not allergic. While it’s true that a percentage ...