As we increasingly spend time in our gardens, so do a couple of undesirable undomesticated plants, otherwise known as weeds. While those with a wild cottage garden might welcome chickweeds, nettles ...

Control tactics: A dense, vigorous lawn is the best way to combat henbit. Mow the lawn at 3½ to 4 inches tall to promote ...

Two applications of a lawn weed killer (at properly spaced intervals) will generally provide better weed control than one.

Lawn weeds can be the bane of any gardener's life. They disrupt the lush green appearance of your grass and compete with it ...

"Weed" is a word that immediately attracts a negative response. It's easy to understand why since a weed is defined as an "unwanted plant." But one person’s weed is another person's flower. This is ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your vision of a perfect backyard might feature vibrant flower beds, a healthy lawn, and prolific ...

About This Episode A reader has a weed dilemma. Plus, the gripe of the month. Question Of The Week "How can I get rid of ...

Many early spring weeds are easy to pull up, preventing future growth. Avoid using herbicides on easily removable weeds and consider the environmental impact. Some weed killers can damage trees and ...

During late February to mid-April, homeowners bring in bags of winter annual weeds from their lawns wanting advice on how to control them. They usually seem disappointed and confused when I tell them ...

This year, all I wanted to do was join other water conscious Californians and kill my lawn. So a few months ago I gathered thousands of square feet of cardboard from behind a furniture store, spread ...