To learn more about them, take a look at an illustrated native plant ID book. My own go-to favorite is "Plants Of The Pacific ...

Foamflower is a perennial ground cover that thrives in shady areas where other plants may not grow. This plant blooms with feathery white and pink flowers from April to June. Foamflower spreads via ...

Dear Neil: I have a problem that I think is a type of crabgrass. I can’t get rid of it. What will kill this weed? Crabgrass is specifically Digitaria sanguinalis. Either you have that exact grass, or ...

Groundcovers may be the most underrated category of plants out there. These low growing perennials may not be as flashy as a Hydrangea or offer fragrant blooms like a Butterfly Bush, but their role in ...

Japanese knotweed looks quite pretty when it’s in full bloom in late summer to early fall. But it’s actually a fast-growing invasive perennial weed that can take over your landscape in a hurry. “It ...

I use a weed killer to kill the weeds that grow in my beds and in cracks in concrete. While it kills the weeds I spray, they always eventually come back. Is there anything more effective or potent I ...

I usually begin our weekly chats with a little gardening humor, but today’s weed topic is no laughing matter, although I could mention the plant breeder who crossed poison ivy with a four-leaf clover ...

What a great start to the work week this past week as it began with significantly lower morning temperatures during the first half of the week! Many people (me included) are ‘anxious’ about returning ...