If you’re buying trees, shrubs, fruit bushes, roses, and even perennial flowers from a mail-order vendor, odds are the plants will show up “bare root,” i.e. without any soil around the roots.

The description of the weed in your lawn sounds like you have crabgrass moving in. Crabgrass is an annual, weedy warm-season grass that prefers the hot and dry summer weather over the cool spring and ...

Do you dream of a perfect lawn that’s green, luscious, and weed-free? Achieving a blanket of green in your yard will take some work, but it is doable if you know which weeds to look out for. Crabgrass ...

Question. Azaleas in our yard are starting to bloom, but the plants are large and lanky. When can they be pruned, and how much? Answer. Enjoy late winter and early spring blooms, and when they are ...

What did one grass blade say to the other about the lack of rain? I guess we’ll just have to make dew. Speaking of lawn grass, I’ve received a large number of questions lately about crabgrass and ...

Did I apply too early? Am I applying too late? Just when do I need to apply crabgrass pre-emergent? Don’t let crabgrass prevention make you crabby. Here’s what you need to know. Annual grassy weeds ...

Crabgrass is a common lawn and garden weed best controlled in the spring. Proper timing is essential for effective control of crabgrass, and products applied too early or too late in the season are ...

You might be thinking that a better title for this article, designed for the average homeowner, might be “Controlling Crabgrass.” However, I’ll explain why I believe the word ‘preventing’ is more ...

Crabgrass is a summer annual weed that begins germinating when soil temperatures are approximately 60° F for 3-5 days, which occurred in early May this past spring. Adequate moisture and moderate ...

New, green grass appeared in my backyard this last week, right on schedule. Not only does that tell me spring has come to my cold garden, it also tells me it’s time to think about spring lawn care. If ...

A lack of snow in the Wasatch Mountains this winter is one of the reasons more weeds are growing in your yard this spring. Utah’s capital city has been named one of the 10 worst cities for weeds and ...