Whether You Think Poison Ivy Is Friend or Foe, Easy Does It

The Washington Post;  August 10, 2002 ;   Joel M. Lerner;   787 words ......recently asked me to stop "bad-mouthing" poison ivy (Rhus radicans). She had overheard me...fingertips to chin after an encounter with poison ivy, and she asked me to do a column warning...are and the concentration of the oil, poison ivy can make you uncomfortable for a long...

POISON-IVY; TURNING OVER THE WRONG LEAF

The Washington Post;  August 11, 1992 ;   Sally Squires;   787 words ......blisters and itches from the touch of poison ivy have had little relief. No vaccines protected...researchers offers a glimmer of hope for poison ivy sufferers. The study evaluated barrier...absorption of the annoying chemical found in poison ivy. That's the good news. The bad news ...

A taste for poison: No reason to suffer with poison ivy if you're willing...

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  May 13, 2007 ;   Bob Schwarz;   787 words ...bobschwarz@wvgazette.com Poison ivy leaves have a pleasant taste when...tolerant of this dreaded plant. Eating poison ivy was the best idea I ever found in...cereal on television. I first ate poison ivy out of desperation. I was one of...

Grazing poison ivy: ; Reporter reveals his nibbling approach to itch-free...

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  May 13, 2001 ;   Bob Schwarz;   787 words ......and now I've got the worst case of poison ivy," they say, wearing their misery...generally stay out of trouble. All had poison ivy rashes. This winter, one friend, old enough to know better, got poison ivy after working among dormant, leafless...

Don't be rash with poison ivy.(Arts and Lifestyle)

The Boston Herald;  June 15, 2003 ;   Tomolonis, Andy;   576 words ......Tomolonis On the weekends when you're raking, poison ivy comes a snaking around. (Apologies to...don't know anybody who has ever caught poison ivy while sleeping.) Most gardeners who suffer...like. In some cases gardeners recognize poison ivy and take precautions, but welts and ...

Leaves Three, Let It Be: A Poison Ivy Primer

The Washington Post;  June 12, 1999 ;   Joel M. Lerner;   774 words ......did several weeks ago and accidentally pull out poison ivy or, in the tuneful words of Lieber and Stoller, "Poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch!" What Richard did was understandable. Poison ivy, botanically Rhus toxicodendron, may look like a...

Dry summer is setting the table for record-breaking poison ivy growth

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  June 19, 2000 ;   Matt Moline Capital-Journal;   751 words ......can cause confusion for gardening novices. See POISON IVY, page 7-A Poison ivy By MATT MOLINE Special to The Capital-Journal...plant on their hands -- - unwelcome stands of poison ivy that are advancing across the state's back yards...

Poison ivy.(OUTDOOR DISCOVERY)

New York State Conservationist;  August 1, 2006 ;   Knight, Frank;   673 words ...Even though I'm allergic to it, I like poison ivy. Perhaps admire or respect are better words than like. Poison ivy, dandelions and ragweed are plants...to invent a plant as successful as poison ivy. Imagine a plant that can be a ground...

Couple writes the book on poison ivy

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 18, 2003 ;   Karen Goulart;   513 words ......across that three-leafed demon known as poison ivy. Does this sound like an overreaction...had just read "10 Things to Know About Poison Ivy," a sort of how-not-to series by local...wife and husband team from Scituate make poison ivy sound like the worst affliction this...

POISON IVY; Getting into a rash of trouble

Boise Weekly;  August 5, 2003 ;   Anonymous;   787 words ......wish you were dead? Try the raw American native, poison ivy. Poison ivy nails hundreds of unwary campers, hikers, firewood...the Owyhees. In fact, Jump Creek is so loaded with poison ivy along the path to the falls that you can't help...

Poison ivy getting more potent, some believe.

Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH);  July 11, 2007 ;     787 words ......rash-producing, itch-inducing consequences of poison ivy. So every year she's careful while working...different. She's finally recovering from a poison ivy infection that started on her wrist and...convince her that the scientists are right _ poison ivy is getting more toxic. ...

Uprooting Evil Vines; Methods for Getting Rid of Poison Ivy

The Washington Post;  July 4, 1991 ;   Charles Fenyvesi;   787 words ...Poison ivy is one of the few subjects that depresses...the land of it. Yet getting rid of the poison ivy vine is a must: Approximately 85 percent...following are strategies for eliminating poison ivy and its bushy and equally toxic cousin...

Poison ivy may be gaining potency

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  July 15, 2007 ;   Tracy Wheeler;   774 words ......take an alternative approach to treating poison ivy that has worked for him more than 30...rash-producing, itch- inducing consequences of poison ivy. So every year she's careful while working...different. She's finally recovering from a poison ivy infection that started on her wrist ...

POISON IVY.(recognition, control, and treatment)

New York State Conservationist;  June 1, 2000 ;   Cooley, Margaret M.;   787 words ...What you've been itching to know Poison ivy appears in many forms and thrives in...can help you stay itch-free this summer Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) can take many...sometimes obscured by dense green leaves. Poison ivy may occur as a self-supporting shrub...

Itching to Identify Poison Ivy? The Best Place Is in the Field; Poison...

The Washington Post;  June 20, 1998 ;   Joel M. Lerner;   787 words ......ya, and whooping cough'll cool ya. But poison ivy, Lord'll make you itch." This member...are and the concentration of the oil, poison ivy can make you uncomfortable for a long...to recognize it. I've gotten to know poison ivy for survival as a landscape professional...