Michigan's summer climate provides ideal growing conditions for many flowers and other plants we enjoy — and for a few poisonous, three-leafed plants we all could do without. Though the common phrase: ...

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 ...

While those shiny green leaves lining the base of a tree might look harmless, poison ivy isn't anything to mess around with, especially when the results of touching it are an itchy red rash that lasts ...

It’s nearly summertime, but before you go outside to enjoy the warmer weather and get out your gardening tools, remember to keep your eye out for poison ivy. Poison ivy, which causes an allergic ...

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 ...

It may only seem like there's more poison ivy this year. "I would say the number of requests for identification and control information for poison ivy has been consistent over the decade that I have ...