Recently I've received a number of questions about poison ivy. Gardeners and landscapers need to beware of this vine. It pays to be able to identify and avoid it, or risk a bothersome rash.

Poison ivy has a compound leaf made up of 3 leaflets which can be 1 to 4 inches long. The middle leaflet is the only one with a long stalk. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Just the mention of the ...

We all know “leaves of three, let it be” when it comes to identifying and avoiding poison ivy. But when you’re in the garden or out on the trail, it can be surprisingly difficult to know which plants ...

When a tree needs to be removed because it is dead, dying, or damaged, you will be left with the stump. A common option for dealing with the part of the tree that is left behind is to have the stump ...

Cutting down a tree can be a lot of work. Adding to the labor-intensive task is the question of what to do with the tree's stump? Really, how many of us know how to remove a tree stump? Do you even ...

Dead trees also provide shelter for birds, such as six types of woodpeckers, owls, chickadees, bluebirds, wrens, nuthatches ...