Best Weed Eater And Edger Combo

I strongly believed that when I was a child, although I didn't know what that fluffy lucky charm thing was or where it came from. But did you know that a thistle seed can also be a lucky charm?

A one-meter square area can support as many as 100 plants. It was not until 1982 that it began to be a problem. With populations already established in Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, it seems only a matter of time before this plant is invasive in all...

Lovely small purple “bird-bill” flowers with yellow anthers bloom in summer, then produce berries which ripen to bright orange or red in the fall. If you wait until next year, you could be sorry!nightshade berries: GNU Free Documentation License,...

Cutting the twigs to the same length, then attaching them with glue and twine to an old, worn out, cut down to my size broom handle was a lot of fun. I always thought it had the prettiest flowers, though.

Purple loosestrife is just such a plant. It has a long tap root, which makes it difficult to manually pull. I would urge great caution in pursuing this method of control! Whatever method of control you use, you must be prepared to continue over the course...

Pokeweed is found from Maine to Minnesota and southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Digging out perennial plantain plants must be done regularly for several years to be successful.Mulching with landscape fabrics can be effective for controlling seedlings.Established...

Think of them as red Baby's Breath.Almost as important to me as the unusual leaves is the fact that they emerge later in the spring than those of most perennials. Unlike the meandering nature of Painter's Palette, Firetail stays put in an ever-expanding...

Once tea was served, I took the kudzu vine tips and smashed them raw between two bricks, just about the depth of the cup.Smashing them reveals their fibrous interior, which acts as a straw for moisture in the vine.

And they create a lovely shaded area growing up the lattice that forms the back of my potting bench on the end of my deck.I was told a story long ago, about a lovely Princess who lived in a far away land.

It doesn't know it is contained, though, because every spring it escapes through the rockwall and below the rockwall, then makes its way across the side yard. Aunt Bett, who used it for various purposes, told me that many years ago dried tansy was one...

Florida alone was estimated to have about .5 million acres of the grass.The Department of Transportation in several states planted the grass along highways in an attempt to control erosion.

These help, to a point. Here, hopefully, I'll share some secrets of mine on how to handle those weeds. My friend in New Zealand was complaining about the weeds growing in her garden,, of all things.

Hairy bittercress is a real problem near flagstone patios or walks, brick work, or any hard-scaping that has space between the pieces. The key is to get the plants before they set seed, which happens quickly after blooming.

It's not fair for me to decide whether it is invasive inbe up to you and your state. Please, do not rely on this method without a lot more research than I was able to do!Queen Anne's Lace flowers can be used to make a natural yellow dye.

When I began researching these plants I was surprised to learn that they are actually members of the spiderwort family. There are actually several plants known by this common name.

Tumbleweeds are iconic symbols of the American West. A slight breeze kicks up some dust and a tumbleweed rolls across a side street. However, tumbleweeds are not native to the West, but to Eurasia.Tumbleweeds are globular, shrub-like annuals up to six...

From that point on, it is world conquest all the way.But. When the spouse first complained about the violets growing in the lawn, I protested, "But the little flowers in the grass are so pretty, so sweet!" Now I know better.

The wandering Jew or spiderwort family (Commelinaceae) consists of 41 accepted genera (APG III) and several hundred species. Some cultivars are available that may be less vigorous, but caution is advised because they can revert to solid green and become...

Tomato foliage to me portends delicious fresh tomatoes in the near future. Lantana have long been appreciated for their crazy color combinations—yes, purple, orange and rosy pink do go together.Lantana have been bred to be shorter, taller, more compact,...

Was about this bad in my own garden only I have no detailed shotsDepending on the climate you live in, and the yard size you have, there are various varieties of bamboo to choose from.Those you that live in warm temperate climates should be able to grow...

You surely do not want to collect an invasive plant that has been sprayed with an herbicide earlier in the day, or hunt an animal where traps have been carefully set. Making up a recipe on the fly now and again for foods we are familiar with is fine,...

The invasive non-native grassland plants are annuals. They are green in winter and spring, yellow in the summer, and grayish in the fall. There are California native annual grasses, but most are now rare and some are endangered species.The following are...

Creeping charley is a perennial weed and shows up very early in the year. Creeping Charlie (or Charley) is a common visitor in many regions and once it settles in, it's as hard to get rid of as free-loading distant relatives! Understanding the conditions...

Granny grew two kinds at the foot of her back doorsteps. Flowers have been known to be infected with blight caused by a fungal infection. The hibiscus-like flowers of Althaea figure prominently in my childhood memories of pretty flowers.

They weeded, they planted, they carried buckets of water to clean off the memorial stones, and rakes to clear away the debris of time. Aunt Bett told me to sleep near it, but never break it.

Oh well.good candidate for dessication- this cactus will tolerate many months without waterWell, I am trying now to learn to just live with Oxalis stricta and accept the simpler methods involving ripping off what I can see and ignoring what I can't for...

Some plants sprouted through the roofs of abandoned factories. I had ample opportunity to admire the plants tough enough to grow in the blighted landscape alongside the rails. One particularly attractive plant caught my eye; a small tree with feathery...