This time of year, between Ellsworth and the head of the island, in clusters on roadside ditches along Route 3, a magenta ...

It's beautiful. It's purple. It flourishes in your yard. What's not to love? A lot, actually, because you should probably dig ...

A naturalised garden pond provides the perfect habitat for humans and wildlife alike to enjoy. Water features of any kind are ...

Purple loosestrife, a herbaceous perennial that is in the Lythraceae family, is a wetland invasive that prefers full sun and wet soil but is able to grow in shaded, drier conditions as well. Common ...

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) This plant from Europe and Asia came to North America in the early 1800s on the wool of European sheep and within ships that used soil as ballast.

Aside from two waterfleas, the invasive species living in Lake Erie are very similar to those taking over the rest of the ...

All the purple flowers of swamp loosestrife had vanished, leaving some red leaves that would soon turn brown and die. Turtleheads were past their prime, their closed white flowers taking on ...

Invasive plants pose a threat to farming, gardening, and important natural areas. While a few of the most noxious woody ...

The second thing Quinze did, with the help of an assistant gardener, was to transform the property’s manicured lawn into an ...

A serious and growing problem in the West is the invasion of non-native plant species, commonly called noxious weeds. Noxious ...

I’m not putting away my flip-flops until the ocean water dips below 60 degrees and the purple loosestrife blooming wantonly in roadside culverts turns to brown. It’s a lifelong practice to ...