The bleakness of winter is quickly disappearing and giving rise to the many beautiful colors of spring. Lawns, pastures and roadside ditches are turning green, and everywhere spring flowers are ...

Just as important as it is to know all we can about the flowers, trees and shrubs we plant, it is equally wise to identify the characteristics and proper solutions in dealing with common weeds that ...

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 ...

Most years, Spring signals the start of a colorful garden and a host of blooming flowers. Yet, at this point in the season minimal care is needed for spring-flowering bulbs, Kansas State University ...

Though they might irritate you, keep in mind that dandelions play an important role in sustaining the tiny critters that keep our environment thriving. Heather Cwach Special to The Star Driving about ...

Today we’re going to talk about two plants most people refer to as a weed, but what is a weed other than a plant that exists somewhere we don’t want it to exist? There are fancier definitions, but ...

Q: I’ve never seen a year like this for henbit. It seems like it’s everywhere. We have wildflowers and it’s growing with them. I guess you take the bad with the good. I keep mowing and trimming the ...

It’s amazing to gardeners that our lawns and landscapes can just be greening up in spring and yet there are weeds already growing like gangbusters and blooming. How do they get started so quickly?

My lawn was covered with purple henbit weed last spring. I was told that a herbicide in fall would prevent this. What should I use and when? T.J. —Tulsa When henbit blooms in spring, it is too late ...

PREVENT WEEDS: Apply preemergence herbicides to your lawn now to prevent cool season annual weeds like chickweed, henbit, sticker weed and annual bluegrass from growing in your lawn. I’m often asked ...