Just as important as it is to know all we can about the flowers, trees and shrubs we plant, it is equally wise to identify the characteristics and proper solutions in dealing with common weeds that ...

The bleakness of winter is quickly disappearing and giving rise to the many beautiful colors of spring. Lawns, pastures and roadside ditches are turning green, and everywhere spring flowers are ...

Henbit (top) and purple deadnettle (bottom) are nontoxic weeds. Henbit and purple deadnettle are winter annual species of the same genus, and people frequently confused the two. Both species are often ...

Here’s a little known fact: The purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...

Two specific weeds seem to become nemeses to gardeners first in the growing season: dandelion and henbit. Both, in quantity, produce lush purple or yellow casts to open fields and, at the same, a ...

Have you been in a purple haze this spring? It’s not your imagination—farm fields have blossomed into amazing swaths of color. Aaron Hager, University of Illinois extension weed specialist says ...

Though they might irritate you, keep in mind that dandelions play an important role in sustaining the tiny critters that keep our environment thriving. Heather Cwach Special to The Star Driving about ...

Winter annual weeds protect the soil from erosion and retain nutrients during the winter; however, they can also act as a host for crop pests and pathogens and impede planting. Increased knowledge of ...

Most years, Spring signals the start of a colorful garden and a host of blooming flowers. Yet, at this point in the season minimal care is needed for spring-flowering bulbs, Kansas State University ...

Q: I’ve never seen a year like this for henbit. It seems like it’s everywhere. We have wildflowers and it’s growing with them. I guess you take the bad with the good. I keep mowing and trimming the ...