Though I knew my mom was irritated by the question and the disdainful look on the face of the woman who was sneering at the bluebells along the sidewalk in the backyard, she didn’t react. Instead, my ...

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A common weed, it is highly resistant to drought and flowers from June through September. A dense, tapered, white or tan flower spike forms at the end of a leafless, hairy stalk. When growing without ...

In 2019 a British nonprofit called Plantlife coined the phrase “No Mow May.” They proposed that gardeners leave their mowers in storage for the month of May in order to let wildflowers and weeds bloom ...

Meet the most common botanical interlopers you're likely to find in your garden or vegetable patch, and learn how to treat each.

To combat bee and pollinator decline around the country, the practices of delayed mowing and pesticide avoidance on the lawn are growing trends. The total mowed lawn area in the United States is ...

Q: You recently discussed cleavers (Velcro weed, sticky weed). I’ve had very good luck pulling it when it’s young. I don’t like using weedkillers on it since it so often grows among wildflowers.

Spring brings blooms and beauty — but also deceptive weeds that can irritate skin or choke out native plants. As wildflowers ...

June and July brought a wildflower season that local environmental stewards and enthusiasts say might be one of the best they’ve seen in the High Country, and it looks like the trajectory could ...