This column ran previously run in Daily Camera and Times-Call. It was OK at first when we bought our new house years ago. Little pink and white flowers greeted us from the fringes of multiple gardens.

I started dating my wife in 1998. When spring arrived, I brought some amazing bouquets of peonies every day when I visited her. Needless to say, Sharon enjoyed flowers then as she does today. The ...

Bindweed is taking over my flower beds. I have been pulling them out, but making no progress. How can I kill this without killing the plants that I do want to keep? Bindweed is extremely difficult to ...

Even if you’ve never heard of bindweed, you’ve probably seen it plenty of times — maybe even in your backyard. It’s a ...

Bindweed is a fast-spreading, deeply rooted perennial vine that chokes out garden plants as well as crops. This invasive weed can regrow from tiny root fragments and seeds that stay viable for decades ...

You don't need to be a botanist to spot trouble in your garden. Just follow the vines. They're thin, wiry, and unnervingly determined, wrapping themselves around anything that dares to grow upright.

I’m baffled. For over 20 years I have pulled up Morning Glory seedlings long before they could bloom. What has me stumped is where did all the hundreds (thousands?) of seedlings come from this year? I ...

Persistence is the key to getting rid of invasive bindweed for good. Bindweed is a fast-spreading, deeply rooted perennial vine that chokes out garden plants as well as crops. This invasive weed can ...