Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Field of flowering henbit weeds - Andrew L Hegdahl/Shutterstock Spring often brings a welcome burst of color to our gardens, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every February in Oklahoma, before most gardeners even think about planting tomatoes, a soft carpet of purple blooms quietly takes over lawns, garden beds, and fence lines. Most people call it a weed.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a little known fact: The purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are ...

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 ...

Weeds. The bane of gardeners. Drive around Lubbock and any abandoned spot seems to have carpets of orchid-colored blooms. The blooms are the flowering stage of Lamium amplexicaule (LAM-ee-um am-plex-i ...

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 ...

One of the most appealing aspects of living in the South is the mild winters. Unfortunately, lawn weeds also love the moderate temperatures. Do you have to weed your yard in the winter? No, but those ...