When you see dandelions or clover in your yard, instead of getting out the shovel or spade, maybe you should reach for the mixing bowl. Many plants we consider weeds are not only edible, they’re also ...

Some weeds are beneficial to your yard and ecosystem and are best left untouched. Dandelions, purslane, and chickweed are a few—and they're edible too. Clover, white campion, and pennycress aren't ...

Edible weeds may sound too good to be true, but you know what they say: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And hey, what better way to tackle any pernicious, wild or uninvited garden growths ...

Woman in the garden with freshly harvested herbs - VH-studio/Shutterstock There are multiple reasons to scour around the local nurseries for ground covers. Some you can plant to help choke out ...

When you see dandelions or clover in your yard, instead of getting out the shovel or spade, maybe you should reach for the mixing bowl. Many plants we consider weeds are not only edible; they’re also ...

Many of us grow vegetables in our gardens, but even if you don't, you just might have a whole produce section growing in your yard that you don't even know about. That's because many of the plants we ...

Wild Green Yonder is a recurring monthly feature from the Norfolk Botanical Garden staff. Each day, gardeners and homeowners wage war in their lawns and flower beds against unintentionally existing ...

Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019. Whether lost in the ...

It is said that “weeds are in the eye of the beholder.” In most of our experience, weeds have a bad rep for wreaking havoc upon freshly landscaped spaces. Thus, it is no wonder they go unnoticed for ...

Lauren Rueth trims the tops off of shepherd’s purse during a foraging basics class at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a Saturday morning in mid-March, a small group of ...

Just because you don’t have a dedicated vegetable garden, doesn’t mean you enjoy eating from plants you’ve grown yourself. Springtime is the perfect time to discover edible flowers already growing in ...