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 ...

Ask any group of gardeners about their least favorite task, and you’re bound to hear a chorus of “Weeding!” Rampant weeds steal water and valuable nutrients from the soil that beneficial plants could ...

Garden experts back the fork-as-weed-puller trick, praising its precision in loosening small weeds without disturbing nearby plants. Forks are most effective when weeds are young, and gloves are worn ...

If you’re not weeding, you’re not gardening. There. I said it. I guess that should really read, “if you’re not weeding, you’re not gardening right.” If you’re gardening in a way that makes a good home ...

I’m an avid organic gardener that loves the time I get to spend with my plants. Yet in late summer I do feel a strain as I deal with some of the intruders that crash my garden party. I’m referring to ...

Weed-free yards don’t happen by themselves. Behind every well-manicured lawn and garden, there’s a diligent person putting in the time and effort to prevent weeds from growing, then pulling out the ...

Weeds are irritating plants that persistently return regardless of your efforts to eliminate them. Poorly installed patios and paving frequently result in significant weed growth emerging through the ...

We’ve finally received some rain, but not as much as we had hoped. To say we have had enough rain would take some serious, prolonged wet streaks. With the rain comes the weeds. We asked Ray Lopez of ...