Its popularity with poultry earned it the name chickweed, and some people agree, touting Stellaria media as another weed that makes a tasty salad ingredient, according to the National Garden Bureau.

Why do weeds overtake gardens so fast? Most plants we call weeds are uniquely programmed by nature to survive and thrive. Most propagate by seed and the worst offenders can produce tens of thousands ...

When spring weather warms the top layer of soil to 55 degrees F weed scientists know that conditions are right for two things to happen: forsythia reaches full bloom and crabgrass seeds begin their ...

A. You should never mulch bearded irises if you want to keep them healthy. Mulch causes iris rhizomes to rot. It seemed to me that some weed-control products will safely eliminate weeds in irises, so ...