Identify and Control Weeds in Lawns and Gardens

Dandelion leaves, flowers and roots are all edible, but the health claims are thinner than you'd think. Here's what each part is good for and how to harvest it safely.

Stinging nettle spreads by seed and creeping rhizomes in rich, moist soil. Here's how to identify it, treat a sting, remove a patch for good, and harvest it safely if you'd like to keep some.

Mugwort spreads by rhizomes that shrug off pulling, tilling and mowing. Here's how to identify it in seconds and the combination of methods, timing and herbicides that finally shrinks it.

Star of Bethlehem is a bulb weed that shrugs off mowing and most lawn weed killers. Here's how to identify it, which herbicides actually work, and the best time to dig or spray.

Common mallow (cheeseweed) survives mowing and many sprays thanks to its woody taproot. Here's how to identify it, remove it at the right stage and stop next year's seedlings.

Canada thistle comes back from deep creeping roots, so pulling rarely works. Here's how to identify your thistle and get rid of it with well-timed mowing, fall herbicide and smart garden-bed tactics.