Plant Profile: Crown Vetch (Securigera varia)

May 5, 2025 Plant ProfileTallgrassWeeds

If you’re a gardener or a friend to bees, you may have been tempted to plant crown vetch in your flower beds. It grows quickly, it’s easy to take care of, and its flowers are pretty and prolific. Yet while…

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2nd year garlic mustard bolted with white flowers.

Plant Profile: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

May 17, 2023 Plant ProfileTallgrassWeeds

If you ever volunteered at your local forest preserve, you may find yourself in the woods pulling garlic mustard. Some organizations across the country even hold competitions to see who can pull the most. But what is it about garlic…

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