DEAR JESSICA: This weed has thrived in my neighbors’ and my lawn and garden beds for about two years. Its early growth resembles a pansy leaf. How do we get rid of it? — Carolyn O’Loughlin, Wantagh ...

There are lawn weeds that we choose to accept because of their benefits, like nitrogen-fixing clover. Some of us enjoy a pop of color from violets or self-heal in spring. But certain weeds simply aren ...

Hairy bittercress, get off my lawn! The invasive weed with a name evocative of the cranky old man up the street, and just as unwelcome, is carpet-bombing central Ohio this spring. Hairy bittercress, a ...