You don't need to be a botanist to spot trouble in your garden. Just follow the vines. They're thin, wiry, and unnervingly determined, wrapping themselves around anything that dares to grow upright.

One of the most aggressive garden invaders, bindweed rapidly rambles through perennials and shrubs, creating a leafy tangle of stems and foliage. It scrambles up trees and engulfs vegetable gardens.

I started dating my wife in 1998. When spring arrived, I brought some amazing bouquets of peonies every day when I visited her. Needless to say, Sharon enjoyed flowers then as she does today. The ...

For keen gardeners, staying alert to weeds and pests is crucial. One seemingly harmless culprit is bindweed - technically a wildflower - but it can wreak havoc. These plants have sprawling roots and ...

Blackberry. Scotch broom. Horsetail. English ivy. Monster weeds that drive us crazy, that thwart our every effort at eradication. My nemesis was bindweed, more commonly known as morning glory. It ...

Bindweed is a pernicious weed with arrowhead-shaped leaves and white to pink flowers. The only way to completely rid yourself of bindweed, the scourge of farmers and gardeners alike, is to move or to ...

My 40-by-100-foot garden is infested with bindweed. Is there any way of controlling it without destroying the whole garden? Thank you. Eleanor H. Bindweed is one of those weeds that almost defy ...

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your garden and ...

CORVALLIS – With white trumpet-shaped flowers and thin stems that twine around just about anything, bindweed is one of the most frustrating weeds for home gardeners. This invasive perennial makes ...

I learn so much from readers, recently in response to the Oct. 18 Plant Talk question about how to eradicate bindweed. From Judy Murvine, who signs herself “The victor of an 11-year battle”: “Unwind a ...

Bindweed is a fast-spreading, deeply rooted perennial vine that chokes out garden plants as well as crops. This invasive weed can regrow from tiny root fragments and seeds that stay viable for decades ...