Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The staghorn sumac (Rhus typhina, previously Rhus hirta) is a common plant with a strikingly uncommon appearance. The young ...

When I announced to some friends that I was planning to establish a native sumac grove on my property, the first thing I heard was, “Why would you want to plant that trash tree on your property?” I ...

Evergreen sumac (Rhus virens) is a beautiful large native shrub with edible berries that also attracts birds to your yard. As the name suggests, it will keep its leaves year round, except in cooler ...

Ticks in your yard is a big "no thank you." There are a lot of preventative tips, but you may be overlooking how this plant's fruits are adding to the problem.

While you might think of plants that spread through underground rhizomes or above-ground stolons as making the perfect ground covers, there are also low-growing shrubs that can serve the same purpose.

Those small white moths are usually the adult form of sod webworm. The larval stage of this insect feeds on the grass blades (usually at night) occasionally causing irregular thin or dead patches in ...

One recent hot morning a light wind was blowing yellow leaves off walnut and poplar trees. It had been hot and humid for several days, which accounts for some of the yellow leaves, but these leaf ...

Toxic and poisonous plants grow in Michigan, including giant hogweed, poison ivy, poison oak, wild parsnip, poison sumac and poison hemlock. Contact with the plants can cause skin irritation, blisters ...

As temperatures in the First State start to increase, people will be spending more time outdoors. Whether gardening or hiking, Delaware residents need to be on the lookout for certain plants that will ...