Noticing a weed I have probably seen often but never identified, I took a picture and examined it. Although there are at least five genus of spurge, I recognized the prostrate spurge (Euphorbia ...

All of the sudden, you see them. They might be taking over bare spots between plants, or even under them. They can grow in the spaces between brick or paver pathways. They sprawl out at astonishing ...

Q: I’ve got this weed that springs up in my mulch and in bare spots between the lawn and sidewalk during dry spells every summer. It spreads out low and flat across the surface and has dark spots in ...

Did you ever wonder why it seems like some weeds grow faster in hot weather? Growth of cool-season turfgrasses, like Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescues, slows during the sweltering heat of summer.

Our wet spring continues to produce weeds. Here are some troublesome annual weeds that start small and grow low. When they occur in lawns, their growth habit lets them avoid the mower. It also allows ...

For many years my wife Rita and I have volunteered to take care of an outdoor planter at our church. In this planter we’ve placed a few perennials, but each spring we fill it with annual flowers ...

You diligently pulled all those early spring weeds and your landscape was looking pretty nice. But where did all these new weeds come from? Now is the time of year when the summer annual weeds can ...

In the war against weeds, it is possible to beat the foe, or at least to contain it. All you have to do is develop an obsession. My own weed mania revealed itself recently at a party. Standing on the ...

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LAS CRUCES - Spring is underway and with the warm weather starts the work on yards, fields and golf courses to grow grass and manage weeds. New Mexico State University Extension weed specialist and ...

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 ...

Destroy this invasive weed before the problem gets worse. I had no interest in gardening when I came to Salt Lake City. My husband and I lived for years in a condo on Wasatch Drive. Behind us was ...