Poison ivy plants

How to identify Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac plants, [PICTURES], prevent exposure, and recommended remedies to treat the initial rash.

By Carol Pinnell-Alison, and Kerry D. Heafner LSU Ag Center If you’re outdoors at all during a Louisiana summer, an encounter with poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) […]

Most three leaf plants have symmetrical leaves, the most common exception to this is the young Box Elder tree. Learn more about what poison ivy looks like.

BlackBerry NOT poison ivy

You’ve probably heard many ineffective suggestions for getting rid of poison ivy—there are plenty. We’re not covering those today. The following is a short masterclass on how to actually find and eliminate poison ivy once and for all.

Poison ivy demands respect and challenges our epidemic of “plant blindness.” It’s getting more noxious with rising carbon dioxide levels.

The other day, my neighbor with an enviable flower garden in the front and a vegetable one in the back, snuck up on me while I was weeding, looked over my