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Landscaping Landscaping Pictures DIY Projects Plants & Lawns From David Beaulieu, your Guide to Landscaping Welcome to installment #548 of Landscaping Newsletter. Do you love the outdoors? Between woods, beach and garden, I've tried to spend as much time outside as possible during my lifetime. Do you know the song from the TV show, Green Acres (a rerun favorite), which features dueling perspectives (pro and con) on country life? Put me down as being on the "pro" side.... How to Identify Poison Ivy But danger lurks within some of those nooks of nature that we treasure so much. The best defense is to arm oneself with knowledge. In a recent newsletter I supplied tips on controlling that disease-carrying menace, the mosquito, and shortly I will be discussing a topic relevant to Lyme-disease prevention: deer-resistant plants (since the ticks bearing the disease come to your yard on deer). But the topic this week is a plant menace: poison ivy. Learn how to identify it -- for sure! Search Related Topics:  the leaves of 3 rhyme  poison ivy identification  poison ivy leaves Red, White and Blue Flowers July 4th isn't far off. That's Independence Day in the U.S., for which occasion folks frequently landscape with red, white and blue flowers. Are you considering doing so this year? Here are some ideas for flower choices and related matters. Search Related Topics:  color in the yard  theme gardens  flower colors Royal Candles: a Good Speedwell I've been battling a tenacious little weed named "corn speedwell" (Veronica arvensis). It's an annual, meaning that it's critical to stop it from going to seed to as great a degree as possible (fewer seeds equals less to fight the following year). So I've been pulling it wherever I find it -- and I'm finding it all over! But there are good types of speedwell (Veronica), too. I grow the perennial, 'Royal Candles'. From a runt of a weed to royalty: that's Veronica. Who would have thought it? Search Related Topics:  flower colors  flower beds  perennials Free Sign-Up for Landscaping Courses I offer 5 ecourses. Course #1 runs for 108 days, while Course #4 lasts 128 days. The others run for about a month. Many readers have taken all of them, since each course covers different material. It makes no difference which one you sign up for first, as all of the courses stand on their own, independently of each other. Just click a link below to sign up for free: Sign up for Course #1 Sign up for Course #2 Sign up for Course #3 Sign up for Course #4 Sign up for Course #5 Related Searches Landscaping a Garden Landscaping Ideas Landscaping Designs Landscaping Pictures Yard Landscaping Featured Articles Ideas for Outdoor Living Spaces How to Build a Floating Deck Do You Argue With Your Spouse Over Yard Issues? How to Lay a Flagstone Patio What You Need to Know About Fences Should You Buy a Reel Mower?   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: David Beaulieu Landscaping Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Landscaping newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   Must Reads Plan Your Yard Makeover Take My Free Classes A-Z of Plants FAQ: Landscaping Tips Making Landscape Maintenance Easier   Follow me on: Advertisement