There is a small plant with shiny green leaves and yellow flowers that seems to be taking over sections of my garden, and is even growing in the lawn. It disappears later in spring. What is this, and ...

The lowly dandelion (Taxaracum officinale) is another yellow weed carpeting our area now. However, ecologists are not raising the same alarm about dandelions because they are most troublesome in ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - What are those carpets of yellow flowers all over everybody's lawn right now - especially in damp spots? That's an alien weed that is very hard to get rid of called 'Lesser ...

Each spring we welcome the return of abundant flowers and cherish them as they lift our spirits. Unfortunately, some of these beautiful plants have proven to be aggressive and ultimately highly ...

DEAR JESSICA: My husband thinks these are weeds; I say they are flowers. I planted them before I had a garden journal, however, so I don’t remember what they are called. They are quite invasive, ...

“How did the Sure Power herbicide you referenced in a column last year work to control lesser celandine in your lawn?” Many readers have asked the same question. As a reminder, lesser celandine ...

At this time of year people ask gardeners: “What is that?” Lately they are pointing to yellow-flowering forsythia shrubs, pink-flowering Japanese cherry trees or perky yellow flowers on the ground.

Q: I have an infestation of (see picture) in numerous parts of my lawn. It seems resistant to lawn weed killer. Any suggestions? A: The plant in your photo is a pretty little native wildflower known ...

Lesser celandine, commonly called fig buttercup, has distinctive kidney shaped leaves appearing in a rosette. As the plant takes hold it creeps along the ground and will quickly spread throughout a ...

“How did the Sure Power herbicide you referenced in a column last year work to control lesser celandine in your lawn?” Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna) is a very invasive spring ephemeral perennial ...

DEAR JESSICA: I planted what I call camouflage, or chameleon plant. It started to take over, so I pulled it all out. Now, a decade later, it is still “crashing the party.” It is in densely planted ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.