Q: I have an ongoing issue with common chickweed in my backyard – and this year it's spread from my flower beds to the vegetable patch nearby. What can I do to get rid of it for good? A: Chickweed ...

Chickweed is a fast-spreading annual weed with tiny white flowers that can produce thousands of seeds. Keeping your lawn healthy and dense is the best natural defense against chickweed. Along with ...

Spring. It always smells clean, especially after a slow rain. Each year we are happy to start to see pops of color across the landscape of our counties, but maybe not the little pops of purple we see ...

There are many signs of spring. Robins begin to sing, flowers return to garden centers, and for those of us with pollen allergies we feel it in the air too. For lawn lovers spring is officially here ...

A DIY chickweed salve is such an easy and refreshing recipe to help with dry skin, wounds and more. If you’re looking for a simple yet powerful natural remedy, this DIY Chickweed Salve is a must-have.

This week all the mystery plants were annual winter weeds. The mild, cool weather we had in the fall and early winter gave a quick startup to this annual problem. Weeds are rampant, and the recent ...

Q: The damage to our red maple (see reader's photo) was caused by the freeze a few weeks ago. We fear the damage will allow insects to damage the tree even more. Is there anything we can do to save ...

Q. I have a weed that I think is chickweed. I sprayed it in the fall, but it did not die. I'd prefer to control it organically, if possible. A. The weed in the picture you sent is chickweed. I assume ...