When winter comes, most plants and many grasses go dormant. It's like they are taking a break. And while it is easy to assume you can also relax and skip yard care for a while, it is rarely true. The ...

Spring is here and many fields of crops are dotted with red poppies. Farmers know that this is not a good sign, even if hundreds of people show up, mobile phones in hand, in search of the best ...

Dandelions are an example of an invasive plant from a different hemisphere. Not only do they take space, nutrients and water away from native vegetation, they also grow in almost every kind of ...

Weeds tend to be the number one issue for gardeners. The name can take on many different meanings. Let’s get down into the weeds on the various definitions. The definition of a weed is a plant out of ...

Another cold snap (hopefully winter’s last) blanketed our area for several days, requiring some of us (me included) to return sensitive plants to protected areas. Soon it will be time to return ...

Some weeds are on the mild end of the garden-ruining spectrum, coming out easily and giving up fairly easily. But others are some of nature’s toughest competitors, able to mount tall buildings and ...

Weeds are the bane of any gardener’s efforts. A "weed" is a broad term for many plants. There is a clear distinction between them, noxious weeds and invasive species. Noxious weeds are plants that are ...

The saucer magnolias are blooming, which usually indicates spring is rapidly approaching. Camellias are blooming. My bottlebrush and lantana never stopped blooming; however, after the recent cold ...

Biologists have long thought that seed traits, such as the presence of wings, are the key to predicting in what way, and how ...