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 ...

Poison Ivy Some harmless plants are mistaken for poison ivy (young box elder seedlings, for instance) but you’ll know for sure if you develop an itchy rash after coming in contact with the sap, which ...

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 ...

Root vegetables are a great thing to have in the garden during our cool season. Since much of the plant is underground, and our ground rarely freezes in the winter, they are a garden plant that ...

This red lentil and plantain dhal is a comforting dish designed for sharing that blends South Asian and Caribbean influences ...

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 ...

Parsnips, celeriac, squash, Swiss chard and purple sprouting broccoli are happy to overwinter outdoors or wait out the colder ...

Often mistaken for wild parsnip, carrot, or anise, the prolific seed producer poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) has gained a ...