Looking to add some zing to your plot? Mustard is a triple threat: Grow it for its zippy leaves, vibrant flowers, or pungent seeds. From fiery condiments to mellow greens—this cool-weather crop does ...

Wild daffodils are blooming, and buds are greening on trees, but Indiana’s forests and meadows are also seeing an invasion this spring. Garlic mustard is one of the first plants to appear in the ...

Garlic mustard, amur honeysuckle and bradford pear are invasive plant species that need to be removed so Ohio's natural plants can thrive. iSTOCK/COX AVERAGE GUY OUTDOORS (COLUMN) By Devin Meister – ...

On board the space shuttle that lifted off July 4 was a black plastic briefcase marked "Critical Space Item." Inside were 600 seeds. John Kiss watched from the ground as the briefcase holding his ...

LANESBOROUGH — There’s an invader along the roads and trails of Mount Greylock that’s silently changing the forest floor and choking out local plants and butterflies. It’s called garlic mustard, and ...

Small European bugs may be part of the takedown of an invasive plant that won't stop growing in Michigan. Researchers are looking for new ways to fight the garlic mustard plant, according to the ...

It was the fifth garbage can I lugged out of the woods stuffed with weeds. This is the big, 55-gallon can, stuffed so full it is all I can do to carry it to my composting area. Maybe a few more hours ...

URBANA, Ill. — Each spring, native plants like Virginia Bluebells, Mayapples, and Spring Beauties bloom in Illinois. But they're not alone. Native plants are fighting invasive species, like garlic ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — In late spring, a tree-lined clearing in the Johnson Creek Watershed of Southeast Portland blooms with small white flowers atop leafy green stalks. Despite looking right at home, ...

Mustard, a nonnative plant more like a weed than a wildflower, is blooming profusely on grassy slopes all along the coastline of San Diego County. An old story, probably apocryphal, tells of the ...