A garden can appear totally fine and calm on the surface while a quiet invasion brews and builds underground. One tiny weed ...

It’s been said that a weed is just a plant growing where you don’t want it to. Some are aggressive to the point of being invasive, while others have redeeming qualities you might want to consider ...

When it comes to backyard weeds, one gardener’s enemy might be another’s wildflower patch. Many so-called weeds provide ...

Melinda Laidlaw is an ecologist at the Queensland Herbarium, the oldest scientific organisation in the state, established when the colony became a state. With more than 1.6 million specimens, the ...

It’s May and everything is growing beautifully, including weeds. Even if your garden is exceptionally well-weeded, new invaders will creep in and demand attention. Our general reaction is to remove ...

At a recent dinner party, my host launched into a monologue about a plant he had discovered in his garden and was delighted with. It had, he said, green leaves (what a clue!) and large, yellow flowers ...

Wild Green Yonder is a recurring monthly feature from the Norfolk Botanical Garden staff. Each day, gardeners and homeowners wage war in their lawns and flower beds against unintentionally existing ...

Scientists have developed genetic markers to help identify plant species using environmental DNA (eDNA), the traces of biological material (pollen, spores, skin, scales, etc.) that contains an ...

Greetings from the Yakima County Noxious Weed Board. Weeds seem to be the most visible lawn and landscape pest and will always be a major headache for homeowners. Weeds have evolved to be tough and ...

Meeting the growing food demand is a significant challenge, exacerbated by weed-induced crop production constraints. Conventional weed management methods, such as herbicides, have inadvertently ...

Spring is on the horizon, and we welcome the warmth and sunshine that it brings to our gardens and lawns, but alongside the ...