In addition to being able to identify weeds, you can take steps to help prevent them from growing in order to keep a healthy garden this summer. Check out this handy list and helpful information.

After realizing I couldn’t name most of the plants in my neighborhood, I downloaded a plant identification app. It was a great way to connect with my surroundings. “Plant identification starts when we ...

There are three ways to identify a wild plant: books, websites and apps. Identification depends upon looking closely at it. Does it have long thin leaves like grass? Or broader leaves like a shrub?

It is the most wonderful time of the year — if you are a weed! I feel like I am growing an experimental test field for weeds, and they are being very, very successful. The heat and the rainfall are ...

Patience is important when battling weeds. Different species of these pesky plants can grow in almost any season. Once you eliminate one type of weed, it may feel like another type almost immediately ...

I am having a terrible time keeping up with the weeds in my garden this year. Is there a biological difference between a weed and an ornamental plant? — Jennifer Jacobson, Wheeling The staff at the ...

I recently discovered that what I thought were beautiful flowers in my yard are actually noxious weeds. Can you explain how to identify noxious weeds and why they are harmful? Spring has sprung, and ...

A group of people gathered near the entrance to Riverfront Park on Saturday morning armed with bug spray, hats, and an eagerness to learn. The group assembled for the monthly Coffee Walk with a ...

“I found a few white flowering weeds in my garden and a bunch of smaller plants nearby that appear to be the same. I have not seen these weeds in my yard before. They seem to be taking over. The ...

At a recent dinner party, my host launched into a monologue about a plant he had discovered in his garden and was delighted with. It had, he said, green leaves (what a clue!) and large, yellow flowers ...