Hummingbirds are a glorious sight, whether you see them in your yard or out in the wild. Sadly, climate change and habitat pressure mean several species of these spectacular birds are under threat.
Two specific weeds seem to become nemeses to gardeners first in the growing season: dandelion and henbit. Both, in quantity, produce lush purple or yellow casts to open fields and, at the same, a ...
Appealing wildflower or revolting weed? It's all in the eye of the householder. If you choose to wield weapons in the war on weeds, most combat commences in summer. Some weeds, however, come in under ...
Weeds. The bane of gardeners. Drive around Lubbock and any abandoned spot seems to have carpets of orchid-colored blooms. The blooms are the flowering stage of Lamium amplexicaule (LAM-ee-um am-plex-i ...
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 ...
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 ...
Henbit (top) and purple deadnettle (bottom) are nontoxic weeds. Henbit and purple deadnettle are winter annual species of the same genus, and people frequently confused the two. Both species are often ...
If homeowners hoping for a lush green lawn are now starting to see little purple or white flowers in their yard, there’s bad news: there’s not a whole lot you can do about it. K-State Research and ...
Svetlana Grobman, 65, hadn’t seen henbit flowers for years. That’s why she was amazed by the purple ones surrounding the McBaine bur oak tree around sunset last April. She decided to capture the view ...
Here's How To Stop It Naturally. Image Source: ShutterstockIt starts as a harmless-looking patch of green when everything ...