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If only things could always go right in the garden. The fact of the matter is, sometimes they don't. Pests, disease, environmental hazards and more can strike your plants. Learn what they are and how to prevent them here.
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Buttercup Control: How To Kill Unwanted Buttercup Weeds In Your Garden
Its cheery yellow flowers are quite pretty, but buttercup has an insidious nature and will insert itself craftily into your landscape. Learn how to kill buttercup weeds.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Mugwort Control & Tips For Getting Rid Of Mugwort
Mugwort is a persistent weed but it is also a member of the Artemisia family of beneficial herbs. Mugwort control is a challenge due to its hardiness and spreading rhizomes. Learn about mugwort control.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Nimblewill Plant - Information On Nimblewill Treatment
Nimblewill grass pops up in turf lawn and looks a lot like turf grass, until it doesn't. Learn about some ways to control it.
By Nikki Tilley
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What Is Windmill Grass: Learn About Windmill Grass Information And Control
Windmill grass is a prolific grower. Its windmill spikelets help to identify it.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Bull Thistle Control: Managing Bull Thistle Plants In Gardens
Learn how to get rid of bull thistle, a prickly biennial that grows freely in disturbed soils, pastures, and unmanaged spaces. Prevent this prolific weed from taking over your garden.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Wild Lettuce Weeds: Tips For Controlling Prickly Lettuce
Wild lettuce weeds are unrelated to lettuce. So what is wild lettuce and how can you get rid of wild prickly lettuce?
By Amy Grant
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Invasive Buckthorn – How To Get Rid Of Common Buckthorn Bushes
Identify and eliminate the invasive and noxious buckthorn plants growing in your yard.
By Teo Spengler
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Alligator Weed Facts – Learn How To Kill Alligatorweed
Alligatorweed is very adaptable and invasive. It's an ecological, economic and biological threat.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Wild Cucumber Vine - Learn About Wild Cucumber Control
Wild cucumber vine is attractive but for most gardeners, however, wild cucumber plants are pesky weeds.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Killing Vines In Hedges: How To Get Rid Of Vines In Hedges
Vines can be great in the garden but they can be a nuisance too. Remove those stubborn weedy vines within your hedges.
By Amy Grant
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Most Effective Roundup Alternatives For A Safe & Weed-Free Garden
The use of chemical weed control is surrounded by uncertainties and debate, especially Roundup and its effects. Are there safe alternatives to Roundup for weeds in the garden? There are. Click on the following article for more information.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Is Common Teasel: Tips For Controlling Teasel Weeds
Common teasel is an exotic plant native to Europe, brought to the US by the earliest settlers. It has escaped cultivation..
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Is Burning Nettle: Getting Rid Of Burning Nettle Plants
What is burning nettle, and what does it look like? It resembles stinging nettle, and its name describes the misery it can inflict.
By Mary H. Dyer
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What Is White Campion & How To Control White Campion Weeds
It has pretty flowers, but is white campion a weed? Yes, and if you see flowers on the plant, the next step is seed production, so it?s time to take measures to control it. Here is some white campion info that will help you if this plant has appeared on your property.
By Ilana Goldowitz Jimenez
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Common Velvetgrass Control: Tips On Getting Rid Of Velvetgrass In Lawns
Velvetgrass is a common weed in lawns, ditches, disturbed soil, and even cropland. Keep reading for some tips on velvetgrass control. Getting rid of velvetgrass will help encourage native grasses and prevent it from spreading. Find tips for velvetgrass control here.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Control Dame's Rocket or Sweet Rocket Wildflower
Dame's rocket, also known as sweet rocket and hesperis, may be an attractive flower but it behaves badly in the garden and is considered a noxious weed.
By Jackie Carroll
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What Is Poison Hemlock: Where Does Poison Hemlock Grow And How To Control
Invasive poison hemlock is toxic in all of its parts. Its invasive nature makes it difficult to control, so wear gloves and protection.
By Jackie Carroll