Weed Control and Prevention

Weed Control

Learn how to kill weeds and keep them from coming back. We'll show you the best ways to get rid of invasive plants without harming the rest of your garden.
As my photo shows there are white wild violets, besides purple-blue and yellow.
These 10 White Flowers Are Actually Weeds—Here's How to Identify Them
Queen Anne's lace
Poison Hemlock vs. Queen Anne’s Lace: How to Tell the Difference
Tall nutsedge plant against a fuzzy blue backdrop.
How to Identify and Get Rid of Nutsedge
Closeup view of spurge weed on wood
How to Identify and Get Rid of Spurge Weed
Poison Ivy Plant
7 Ways to Kill Poison Ivy Naturally
Closeup of pokeweed
How to Get Rid of Pokeweed Effectively
Front view of poison hemlock
How to Identify and Remove Poison Hemlock
Japanese knotweed growing in a colony near a road.
Which Plants Are Considered Weeds? Here's a Complete Guide
Dandelion bloom closeup.
What Kills Weeds Permanently?
Gas-powered flame weeder on a gravel driveway
Using Flame Weeders for Garden Weed Control
hand-weeding the garden
6 Top Weeding Tips for Your Garden
Closeup view of a squirting cucumber plant
How to Grow and Care for Squirting Cucumber
Staghorn sumac shrub with tall branches forming wall of green, red and yellow leaves
Poison Sumac vs. Staghorn Sumac: The Major Differences
Mushrooms in grass
How to Naturally Get Rid of Mushrooms in Your Yard
White clover in bloom.
How to Kill Clover
using a propane torch to kill a weed
5 Homemade Weed Killers That Really Work
Image of young leaves of poison ivy.
Poison Ivy Pictures: How to Identify It
poison sumac berries
How to Identify Poison Sumac (with Pictures)
dandelion closeup
35 Common Weeds in Lawns and Gardens: Identification & Control
spraying vinegar on weeds
How to Use a Homemade Weed Killer With Vinegar
Crabgrass herbicide
How to Kill Crabgrass
Dandelion on thin stem with orb of seed heads next to bricks lined in garden
How to Remove Dandelions From Your Yard
Illustration of types of poisonous plants to know
15 Common Toxic Plants
Poison ivy plant at tree base to be removed closeup
How to Safely Remove Poison Ivy
Wild violet plant in lawn with deep purple flower and bud
How to Get Rid of Wild Violets in Your Lawn
Japanese knotweed
How to Get Rid of Japanese Knotweed
Creeping Charlie plant growing in ground next to shovel and garden gloves
How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie: Hand-Pulling & Herbicide
Flowerbed with yellow flowers surrounded by soil
How to Kill Grass in Flower Beds
Bulk fertilizer
Should You Use Weed and Feed? Weed and Feed 101
person spraying dish soap solution on moss
How Dish Soap Can Kill Unwanted Moss in Your Lawn
Full Frame Shot Of Chickweeds On Field
How to Control Chickweed
Dandelion weeds with white puffy seed heads in vegetable garden
The Benefits of Clover, Dandelions, and Lawn Weeds
House front lawn with crab grass and clover weeds
Quackgrass vs Crabgrass
Pest control technician with portable spray rig using spray nozzle and hose
Organic Broadleaf Weed Control
Grass growing between cement cracks in sidewalk
How to Kill Weeds in Sidewalks, Driveways and Patios
Corn Gluten
Corn Gluten: An Organic Pre-Emergent Herbicide
person applying pesticide
Organic Methods for Killing Weeds Safely
rolling out landscaping fabric
How to Install Landscape Fabric for Weed Control
Japanese knotweed in bloom.
How to Kill Weeds That Grow in Your Yard
Poison Oak
How to Get Rid of Poison Oak Plants
Dandelions gone to seed among dandelions still in bloom.
Weed Control Without Chemicals
Purple wild violet flowers and weed leaves in lawn
Identifying 9 Common Lawn Weeds
English ivy with yellow-green flower clusters covering cement wall
16 Types of Invasive Plants You Should Avoid
Crabgrass growing in between concrete cracks
What Does Crabgrass Look Like?
Patch of moss growing in lawn with surrounding mulch
How to Remove and Prevent Moss in Lawns
Front closeup view of ragweed leaves
How to Identify and Avoid Ragweed
Poison oak with its leaves of 3 and light-colored berries.
How to Eradicate Poison Sumac
Oriental bittersweet weed vines with small green berries and light green leaves
How to Identify and Remove Oriental Bittersweet
lawn care worker spraying crabgrass
When to Apply Crabgrass Preventers in Spring
Broad-leaved plantain with small green flower spikes and tiny white flowers on thin stems
How to Grow and Care for Plantain Weed
Bugleweed ground cover plant with purple flower clusters surrounded by leaves
5 Invasive Ground Covers to Avoid
Common yellow oxalis
How to Identify and Remove Yellow Wood Sorrel
Dry lawn with crabgrass
How to Rid Your Lawn of Crabgrass
Bindweed plant with small pink and white cup-shaped flowers surrounded by arrow-shaped leaves
How to Identify and Remove Bindweed
person spraying a weed
How to Use Vinegar (Acetic Acid) as a Herbicide
Creeping bellflower plant with drooping bell-shaped purple flowers on thin stems
How to Identify and Remove Creeping Bellflower
Dandelions being sprayed with a spray bottle in a sunny field.
How to Kill Weeds With Salt
Garlic mustard plant with scalloped-edged leaves closeup
How to Identify and Remove Garlic Mustard
Ivy growing on wall
How to Kill Ivy
Poison oak leaves
Poison Oak Plant Profile
Invasive and toxic kudzu vine
How to Identify and Remove Kudzu
poison sumac
How to Identify Poison Sumac
dandelions in a field
Spring Control of Lawn Weeds
Invasive plants in garden with purple-pink flower spikes
What Are Invasive Plants?

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