Charlotte Scott

Weeds that grow tall reach that height through a few genuinely different strategies, and according to University of Illinois Extension, some of the tallest native prairie plants in North America, the Silphiums, achieve their impressive stature through deep taproots and rough, sturdy stems built to survive decades in the same spot rather than the explosive … Read more

Types of weeds that grow like vines share a single defining trait, a climbing or trailing growth habit that lets them reach light and space other plants can’t, but the mechanisms behind that habit vary enormously from one species to the next. Some twine their entire stem around a support, some cling with adhesive tendrils … Read more

Weeds that grow in wet areas have adapted to conditions that would drown or rot the roots of most ordinary garden and lawn plants, from waterlogged ditches and pond margins to the soggy, poorly drained corner of a yard that never quite dries out. Several of the plants on this list are genuinely dangerous, since … Read more

Not every unwanted plant in a yard behaves the same way, and according to University of Florida IFAS Extension, weeds fall into 3 broad structural categories: broadleaf weeds, grasses, and sedges, each requiring a different approach to control. Broadleaf weeds are dicots with netted leaf veins and typically showy flowers, grasses are monocots with parallel … Read more

By December, most of the country’s fields have gone quiet under frost or snow, and nearly everything on this list either survived that cold on purpose or was pulled from the ground weeks earlier specifically so it would keep. According to Oregon State University Extension, root vegetables like turnips and beets are sweeter after a … Read more

Vegetables in season in November lean heavily on 2 overlapping categories: root crops and hardy greens still standing in the garden after repeated frosts, and the storage crops harvested weeks earlier that are only now reaching their best flavor or widest availability. According to Michigan State University Extension, root crops like carrots, turnips, beets, rutabagas, … Read more

Vegetables in season in October look noticeably different from a September harvest, since most of the warm-season crops that defined summer, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and zucchini, have either finished producing or been ended outright by the first hard frost in much of the country. What replaces them is a genuinely strong lineup of cool-season vegetables, … Read more

Vegetables in season in September span a genuinely wide range, since the month sits right at the overlap between the tail end of summer’s heat-loving crops and the early wave of cool-season vegetables just reaching harvest. According to Penn State Extension’s Harvest Calendar, crops like tomatoes, peppers, corn, and squash typically run from mid-July through … Read more

Planting a tree is a meaningful way to remember someone who has passed away. A tree grows over the years and provides a living connection to cherished memories. Its branches offer shade, while its leaves change with the seasons. For many families, this simple act brings comfort and hope. Remembrance trees can be planted in … Read more

Plants with green and red leaves fall into 2 genuinely different categories that are easy to conflate: cultivated ornamentals bred to display both colors simultaneously year-round, and a much larger group of native and landscape trees and shrubs that pass through a temporary green-and-red transition each autumn as chlorophyll breaks down and reveals or triggers … Read more