This week, I’ve had a few people ask me about a plant suddenly popping up in their gardens. They described it as a purple flowerlike plant that came on quickly. The plant they are talking about is ...

Purple flowers can bring a pop of color to any garden, and it may be tempting to allow any purple flowering volunteer plants to take up residence. Unfortunately, if that purple flower is comfrey ...

Here’s a little known fact: Purple-blooming weeds such as henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...

Meet the most common botanical interlopers you're likely to find in your garden or vegetable patch, and learn how to treat each.

Since I first collected bouquets of purple "flowers" with grubby little-kid fingers, I've had a place in my heart for this weed. The harbinger of spring, purple mustard, rings in the season with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple, orange, red, and yellow flowers growing outdoors. - budistudio77/Shutterstock Some think ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – If you have taken a drive lately, you may have seen some fields or gardens have a purple hue. While it might be nice to see a sign of life and color during the gray season of ...

Have you been in a purple haze this spring? It’s not your imagination—farm fields have blossomed into amazing swaths of color. Aaron Hager, University of Illinois extension weed specialist says ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - It’s important to know the difference between the flowers you want to keep in your yard and the weeds you need to keep out. Some invasive species may appear attractive; ...