Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. If Ohio’s prairies and wetlands had a celebrity, it ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — An invasive plant has been detected in Kalamazoo. The invasive purple jewelweed (Impatiens glandulifera), also known as Himalayan balsam, was detected in Kalamazoo's Frays Park.

Q: Last year, we paved part of the patio with 18-inch square pavers. It looks great and is remarkably level to two amateurs having done all the work. It’s just now we have this creeping weed that is ...

If you don’t already grow purple coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) in your garden, you’ve most likely seen this purplish-pink, daisy-like flower adding a pop of color in someone else’s yard. They’re a ...

Summit County’s weed control crew is completing its second treatment of county-owned land, according to weed control manager Ryan Cook. State law, he said, requires the county to manage noxious weeds ...

Q. Help! Black Nightshade vine, with the purple flowers, has invaded my flower bed and is proving very hard to eliminate. I’m especially upset that it’s taken root at the base of my beloved David ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Every Tuesday, teens from the Urban Delights program attend Syracuse's Downtown Farmer Market to sell fruits and vegetables they grew themselves. Dachaun Spencer, one of the teens ...

The combination of sunlight, warm temperatures, higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air, and rain is a recipe for abundant plant growth. Unfortunately for gardeners, this also means rampant growth ...

Q : A friend shared these photos with me in the hope that I might know what's causing her tomatoes to look like these (see reader's submitted photos). I've never seen anything quite like this. ... I ...

In most cases, herbicide application should not be considered as a first option for weed control. Hand weeding, hoeing, and mulching are tedious but effective methods of weed control. Sometimes, ...

CHICAGO — WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including the downsides of using banana peels as fertilizer, managing weeds safely, how to counteract herbicide ...