A patch of wild parsnip plant looks like flowers, but anyone unfortunate enough to pick one from the ground will quickly learn it's not. The plant is typically spotted in areas with overgrown grass, ...

“It’s really nasty stuff,” says Boyce Tankersley, director of living plant documentation at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The burns are caused by the wild parsnip’s sap, or juice, coming into contact ...

Got a problem with invasive ground cover weeds in your yard? Learn which plants are a problem and how to stop them in their ...

Summer is the time of the year when plants fight back and try to get even with us for all that mowing, trimming, spraying and pulling we do to them. Our weed trimmers work quite well on most plants as ...

With summer almost here, there are a number of plants to be aware of while hiking along Michigan’s trails. Here are a five different poisonous plants in Michigan and how to identify them: The most ...

If you're heading outdoors this summer, it pays to know the difference between poison ivy, poison oak and other rash-producing plants that will leave you itching and scratching — or worse. Most ...

The third annual Parsnip Pull at Whitewater State Park will take place on Saturday, June 27, from 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are still needed. During this event, volunteers will work in teams to pull ...