Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. We are having a terrible time with oxalis in our landscape. It is in ...
This time of year is made less glorious by all the plant problems that are rearing their ugliness and keeping us away from the fun stuff like planting new beds, redesigning old ones and just generally ...
A friend told me recently that she has a new ground cover in her yard. And she wasn’t happy about it. “It’s oxalis,” she said. “And it’s everywhere.” I have been wondering myself about the recent ...
Some flowering plants that produce bulbs, tubers, or corms need to be lifted and stored for winter. Know which you have if ...
Florida residents seeking a dose of luck this St. Patrick’s Day likely won’t find it among the weeds in their backyards. Although oxalis stricta, a woodsorrel found throughout the state year-round, ...
1. Plant sorrel. In neglected residential yards and barren open spaces, especially on slopes, you may have noticed a mass of yellow flowers covering foliage that, upon close examination, reminds you ...
Every St. Patrick’s Day, many stores sell a plant called the "false shamrock". As the name suggests, this plant (Oxalis) is not a shamrock, but an easily grown houseplant that does resemble the ...
There are plenty of invasive plants you should avoid planting in your garden, but Japanese knotweed is one of the most ...
Do you know what kind of Japanese maple tree this is? It is 25 years old and dying due to improper planting, according to an ...