A closeup of the Purslane plant with yellow flowers budding from it. - Wimilu/Shutterstock Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) might seem harmless with its small yellow flowers, but this aggressive annual ...

Mulch is a simple way to help your garden bounce back. Spread mulch around your plants to keep the soil moist and reduce how ...

Among experienced gardeners, it goes without saying that weeding is essential. Although many people’s least favorite gardening task, weeding goes beyond making your garden look good. The practice ...

When it comes to butterflies in the garden, one can never have too many. But when it comes to butterfly weed? Well, you might eventually need to rein it in a bit. These low-maintenance blooms are ...

If your garden spot has become a weed-infested wilderness where even the family cat fears to tread, now is the time to clean up your act! Your options are: Move to a new home. Enlist the Air Force to ...

To grow a thriving vegetable garden, effectively managing weeds is a must. Reducing weed issues in new or established veggie beds often requires a mix of tactics and persistence. By using the ...

Every garden has weeds and dealing with these unwanted plants is an ongoing task in any landscape. Control of weeds is important. Weeds are strong competitors for available water, nutrients and ...

What grows faster than a speeding bullet, seems to be indestructible and leaps large buildings in a single bound? Look, up in the air, waving from the rooftop — it’s a weedy vine. Weedy vines can be a ...

Summer's here. Okay, well, maybe not officially. It’s easy to tell when summer arrives and not just by wiping away sweat while working outdoors as our daytime temperature rapidly increases, surpassing ...

A friend told me recently that she has a new ground cover in her yard. And she wasn’t happy about it. “It’s oxalis,” she said. “And it’s everywhere.” I have been wondering myself about the recent ...