QUESTION: Once I retired, I started to devote time to enhancing my grass, so I had an irrigation system installed. The lawn started to look better throughout the year. However, the tenants on both ...

Discover 10 of the most invasive and troublesome weeds that can wreak havoc in your garden. Learn how to identify and manage ...

Gardeners often view weeds as enemies to be eradicated. However, many plants typically labeled as “weeds” actually offer ...

Different gardeners have different ideas about what plants are weeds in their gardens. I define a weed as a plant that is growing where it is not wanted in the garden, so I have lots of latitude for ...

In Fielding Questions, readers also asked whether sod can be laid in the fall and how to get Easter lilies to thrive outdoors. The weed in this reader's yard is a hard-to-kill type that spreads ...

With large, rough-textured leaves, burdock has distinctive, fast-growing foliage and pretty purple or pink flowers that look like thistles. The flowers later turn into burrs that cling to animals and ...

Roses are red. Violets are blue. But sometimes they can be yellow, too. Or even white. Roughly 20 species of violets grow in Illinois, and many have heart-shaped leaves with five petals on blooms ...