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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Field of flowering henbit weeds - Andrew L Hegdahl/Shutterstock Spring often brings a welcome burst of color to our gardens, but ...

Every spring, before the garden is fully planted, one plant shows up faithfully across lawns and garden beds — henbit. Most people see it as a weed. Homesteaders see something different. If you’ve ...

Over the years of writing this column, I have continually worked to write about the considerable diversity of wildlife that can be observed in this great state of ours. But over the last year or so, I ...

Q: Purple weeds are growing EVERYWHERE in my lawn. This is the first year I have ever noticed them. Can you tell me more about this plant as I have heard other people commenting on it as well. A: ...

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 ...

For the past dozen years, our Wednesday birding group has remarked that three species of wildflowers, some call them weeds, are taking over the countryside. They are henbit in the spring, then Queen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a little known fact: The purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are ...