OROVILLE — A plant with pretty yellow blooms in the spring has been banned in Butte County. Scotch, Spanish or French broom, has long been a thorn in the side of those concerned about fire safety. The ...

Brooms, which encompass species within both the Cytisus and Genista genera, bring pops of vibrant springtime color to those troublesome sandy and gravelling soils. Native to scrubby sites in Europe, ...

PORT ANGELES — Photographs of the beautiful but deadly scotch broom have won prizes in the Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Board’s first photography contest. The “Show Us Your Weeds Photo Contest” ...

Lots of people are wondering what to do about some of their garden plants that have been bent over by the heavy snow we got in December. My general recommendation is to wait because the plant will ...

First, I want to thank the dedicated volunteers behind the Broom Eradication and Education Project. These people are putting on work boots and work gloves to sweat through half of their Saturdays ...

QUESTION: I purchased a sweet broom plant this past weekend. It has bright yellow blooms and makes a lovely show. When I first looked at the information tag, I saw 7 X 5, not realizing it meant 7 feet ...