Don’t Pass the Buck(thorn)
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), also known as common buckthorn, is a large shrub or small tree of about 6 to 15Continue Reading
Category: Weeds
The Ideal Guide to Garden Weeds
There’s a stray seedling in your garden and you don’t know what it is? You suspect it might be aContinue Reading
Bindweeds: Stranglers with Pretty Flowers
The name bindweed usually refers to a climbing or creeping plant in the Convolvulaceae or morning glory family. There areContinue Reading
Controlling Tufted Vetch
Tufted vetch or cow vetch (Vicia cracca) is an invasive climbing plant from 1 to 6 feet (30-200 cm) highContinue Reading
The Best Time to Weed…
You have a few (or many!) weeds you intend pull in your garden or lawn? Dandelions, plantains, thistles, etc.? WhateverContinue Reading
Getting Rid of Goutweed
Whether you call it goutweed (as we will here), ground elder, bishop’s weed or any one of over its dozenContinue Reading
Containing Wandering Perennials
If you’re a gardener, there is an excellent chance that you’ve planted, at least once in your life, an ornamentalContinue Reading