A gardener looks out over her flower-filled backyard and garden as she walks under a metal archway. - AJacobsohn/Shutterstock It's a darn shame when a brightly colored, pretty flower turns out to be ...

Q: How can I get rid of oxalis in my yard? I pull it out and think I’ve got it all, but it just comes back with more gusto the following year. It’s annoying, to say the least. A: From November through ...

When we bought our home 41 years ago in the spring, the backyard was not landscaped, but it was covered in bright green plants blooming with yellow buttercup-style flowers. I loved it. Then, my ...

There is a certain plant that has remarkable strength. I always think of an ox when reading about it or hearing its name and for an obvious reason: It’s called oxalis. Yet the etymology of oxalis has ...

We have had welcome rains, and we should be receiving more around the time this column appears. That’s good, but that weather prompts some salient observations. First, though the drought has been ...

It's a darn shame when a brightly colored, pretty flower turns out to be problematic. One yellow-flowered plant native to South Africa was innocently introduced as a garden ornamental in the San ...

There is a certain plant that has remarkable strength. I always think of an ox when reading about it or hearing its name and for an obvious reason: It’s called oxalis. Yet the etymology of oxalis has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a darn shame when a brightly colored, pretty flower turns out to be problematic. One yellow-flowered plant native to South ...