To weed or not to weed knotweed? A day in a client's garden leads to a deeper look at persistent pulling, herbicide treatment, property concerns—and what this notorious invasive can teach us.

Hello fellow readers, did you ever wonder why folks toss trash out their windows, littering our world? Did someone teach them that? Or do they have no respect for our dear Earth? Rather than getting angry like I used to, I’ve begun picking it up on my walks. I think of it as weeding u

Hello fellow readers, Goldenrod’s bad reputation is hard to turn around! Sandy from Sparta questioned a recommendation to add Solidago to her fall garden.  The common name is Goldenrod, after all, and doesn’t it cause allergies? The actual offender is Ragweed (Ambrosia ) which g