Welcome to Weeds in Gardens, a site about the plants nobody plants on purpose: what they are, why they turn up, when they are a problem, when they are useful, and how to deal with them without wrecking your lawn, your soil or your budget.
Who writes this site
Weeds in Gardens is written and reviewed by a professional agricultural scientist with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and a master’s degree in biotechnology, who has spent more than a decade in crop research and is currently completing a PhD in plant breeding. For professional reasons the author writes here anonymously; the science does not need a name to be checked, and every article links to the university extension services, government agencies and peer-reviewed studies it draws on.
How we work
Every guide starts from a real question people search for, is researched against primary sources, and is written to give you a decision, not a wall of text. Where we describe field experience, it comes from years of working with crops, weeds and trial plots in the tropics and subtropics, which is also why you will find plants here that most gardening sites ignore.
We do not accept paid placements or sponsored recommendations. Some links may be affiliate links in the future; if so, they will be disclosed on the page.
Photographs
Photos are our own or are used under Creative Commons licences with credit to the photographer in the caption.
Corrections
Weeds vary by region and advice changes as research does. If you spot an error, tell us through the contact page and we will fix it and note the change.