Sheep Sorrel: Tangy Taste, But Thuggish Behavior
I have good news and bad. The good? Your plant is edible and even delicious. The bad? It’s also aContinue Reading
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I have good news and bad. The good? Your plant is edible and even delicious. The bad? It’s also aContinue Reading
In the spring, Japanese butterbur has none of its impressive summer appearance. But unimpressive or not, it could still turnContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson I just know you’re so looking forward to this: the blooming of the first weed of spring!Continue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Question: In the lawn of our backyard, there is a small plant which resembles a tiny strawberryContinue Reading
Dandelions, like most weeds, will grow in pretty much any soil. Photo: Sergeant, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Many gardeners claimContinue Reading
The green-leaf form of goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria). Photo: martiroz, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Question: I have a serious problem. Green goutweed isContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’m sending you a photo of a very beautiful plant that I would like you to identifyContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Sometimes gardeners are faced with a plant with creeping rhizomes, that is, underground stems that produce numerousContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson I’ve grown all sorts of bellflowers (Campanula spp.) over my lifetime as a gardener, from short, creeping orContinue Reading
Here’s an old gardening adage you might want to apply. If you’re not sure if a plant is a weedContinue Reading
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