And what you consider a weed in one location in your yard may be thought of as a desirable plant in another location. So let’s explore five native plants and their relative weediness.

While the idea of "criminal plants" may sound far-fetched, these invasive flora could land you in a lot of trouble ...

Meet the most common botanical interlopers you're likely to find in your garden or vegetable patch, and learn how to treat ...

Curly dock is native to northern Europe and Asia and was probably introduced accidentally, as a contaminant in shipments of grain to North America in the 1700s. Today, it is found everywhere ...

Speaking of tap roots, prairie dock’s tap root can grow down 10 feet or more, giving it a survival advantage over more shallow rooted plants. Prairie dock is quite a conversation starter.

Val Weston and J. Brandon knew the yard needed help. In 2021, the couple had bought a 1970s-era fixer-upper in Silver City, N.M., on a corner lot carpeted in weeds, including the invasive goathead ...

As for not going to seed, well, that’s what curly dock does. The weed, according to the CSU Extension, can produce about 29,500 seeds per plant Other sources say up to 40,000 seeds.

Native plants aren’t weeds. Here’s how they diversify the ecosystem . June 5, 2024 at 8:00 am Updated June 5, 2024 at 8:00 am . By . Margaret Roach. The New York Times.

She asserts that species are not in decline, but of more than 250 species of bumblebee in the United States, a quarter are at risk of extinction. One reason for this risk is diminishing habitat.

Butterflies Know: These Native Plants Aren’t Weeds Pollinators recognize a good thing when they see it — and so do gardeners in search of organic pest control. As one put it, “My prairie is ...

You may know Bishop’s Weed, Aegopodium podagraria, a member of the carrot family, as goutweed, ground elder and snow-on-the-mountain. Native to Europe and northern Asia, it was brought to North ...

As a weed is defined as a plant growing outside of its desired location, ... This rapidly growing native forms a rather loosely-arranged, rounded shrub, five to eight feet tall and equally wide.