This weed may invade your land. Be ready to oppose it. The Enemy: Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) Strategy: This nonnoxious, biannual, invasive weed can be found throughout Idaho. It has hairy, deeply ...

Searing heat might be making a rough go for most plants, but it doesn’t seem to faze the weeds. These uninvited squatters are doing just fine filling in any minuscule bare spot in the yard. They’re ...

It was sneaky, choosing a time and place to sprout, flourish and remain hidden. And it underscores a fact of life in the gardening realm. “It” is no longer, but a few days ago, it was a healthy bull ...

Home projects, gardens, landscapes and farming come to mind as we make the turn into spring. We will soon be receiving seed and plant magazines that encourage plans for planting “new great, ...

VASHON ISLAND -- The slanting rays of the lingering summer sun bathed the Twisdale property in gentle light one balmy evening last week. Horses grazed in the pasture, joined by a doe and her fawn ...

Bull thistle is shown on the left. Canada thistle is on the right. Flowers range from white to lavender in color; white is relatively uncommon. Canada thistle flowers are a referenced weed in the ...