Q: I was reading your response to a reader's question about a contorted filbert. You mentioned pruning. I thought, "Pruning? Am I supposed to prune it?" It has such fascinating limbs that I've just ...

Q. I have a shiny-leafed weed (actually rather pretty) that has become a problem this year. It has only six or eight leaves, and when I pull it out of my flowerbeds, it has a bulblike structure ...

I tried using liquid molasses to kill nut grass, but it hasn't worked. I put down four applications over approximately two weeks. I applied 2 to 2 1/2 gallons each application over an area of about 9 ...