Your backyard may be a place of peace, play, and plant life—but some of that greenery could be more dangerous than it looks.

The good news is that with a little knowledge, no pet (or their concerned owner) needs to suffer from poisonous plants.

The poisonous plant is mostly located in western U.S., although there is a southeastern variant. Poison sumac: It grows in wet or swamp areas and grows mainly in Eastern states.

An invasive plant species poisonous to horses is threatening the future of a charity riding school, its director has said.

If you discover a toxic plant in or around your home, you can either remove it or move it to a location where your pet can’t reach it. This works both inside and outside of the home.

Common poisonous plants to watch out for while camping include poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. These plants can ...

Mildly toxic plants include pothos, known as devil's ivy, and tulips. Even if a plant is non-toxic to cats and dogs, like grass and ferns, an animal may still face gastrointestinal trouble and ...

These plants can kill your pets. Perhaps the most deadly plant you may already have in your yard is the Sago palm/Cycas revoluta. It is toxic to humans and pets.

Some of the most common and popular wild edible plants have an “evil twin.” These plants look similar to their edible counterparts, but are in fact dangerous. Before you start wolfing down unknown ...

Q. What kind of plants do I have to keep my dogs away from? I like to walk them in a field close to my home, but now there’s a lot of weeds and I don’t want them eating anything harmful. My ...