Now that spring is turning the corner, every gardener has their eye on the ground for bulbs and early blooming plants to pop up at any time. The last thing we want to see, though, could be some of our ...

One of the breakfast buddies at Richard’s BBQ brought me a flower one of her friends asked to identify. It was a beautiful yellow flower growing alongside the road. My first thought was, “Is a flower ...

Goatheads are invasive weeds that can damage shoes, tires, and lawns, making their removal essential for homeowners. To remove goatheads, pull them manually or use a hoe, ensuring you remove the deep ...

My yard is a hot mess. Multiple years with a broken mower will do that. And I love having flowers around my deck, but they have to be tough to survive my plant-it-and-forget-it approach to gardening.

The lowly dandelion (Taxaracum officinale) is another yellow weed carpeting our area now. However, ecologists are not raising the same alarm about dandelions because they are most troublesome in ...

April showers bring May flowers — and weeds, lots of weeds. A weed is defined by the Weed Science Society of America as, “Any plant that is objectionable or interferes with activities or welfare of ...

When it’s spring, the mountains turn yellow. So do fields and front yards, gravel-covered church playgrounds and almost everything in between. And there’s no telling when it’ll return to normal. After ...

Watch out for the weeds, both the annuals and the perennials! Even in Shakespeare's time, as now, gardeners had to be vigilant, getting rid of the interlopers as soon as they appeared. Of course, they ...

There is a small plant with shiny green leaves and yellow flowers that seems to be taking over sections of my garden, and is even growing in the lawn. It disappears later in spring. What is this, and ...

Many early spring weeds are easy to pull up, preventing future growth. Avoid using herbicides on easily removable weeds and consider the environmental impact. Herbicides can damage trees and lawns, so ...

Many early spring weeds are easy to pull up, preventing future growth. Avoid using herbicides on easily removable weeds and consider the environmental impact. Some weed killers can damage trees and ...