I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, slightly reddish joints — almost ...

Hundreds of different kinds of smartweed plants grow wild on most continents of the world. Some can grow several feet tall. Some grow only a few inches. Smartweed also is known as redshank and lady's ...

We know all too well weeds appear every year even in the most well tended gardens. However, they are not always present in the same proportion from one year to the next. For example, one year you may ...