Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You’ve probably seen the ad — bag up any myrtle spurge you find on your property, bring it to one of the “purge the spurge” events and Denver Parks and ...

From the visual beauty of bright, native, and colorful wildflowers to the tactile nature of many cacti plants and shrubs, a great garden engages all of the senses. When we are building our garden and ...

The Indiana Dunes parks are home to a diverse group of plants, mostly dependent on location. “The amazing thing about the Dunes is that there are so many different types of ecosystems that harbor so ...

I've always liked donkey-tail spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites). An easy-care trailing plant with tight spirals of gray-green leaves that remain attractive year-round, it also has attractive yellow ...

Myrtle spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) is a low growing perennial with trailing fleshy stems. Introduced from Eurasia as an ornamental in xeriscape gardens, myrtle spurge is highly competitive and ...

I’ve always liked donkey-tail spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites). An easy-care trailing plant with tight spirals of gray-green leaves that remain attractive year-round, it also has attractive yellow ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Cushion spurge (Euphorbia polychroma) is an exceptional spring-flowering deciduous perennial. Like other euphorbias, its true flowers are small ...

Millie highlights a tough, sculptural plant that she loves to grow in her cool-climate garden. It’s Gopher spurge (Euphorbia rigida), which tolerates a really hot spot in the garden as well as partly ...

Q: I am 99 percent sure I've got spotted spurge both in my garden beds and lawn. I've been pulling it and spraying it with Roundup in beds. But in the grass... should I apply a pre-emergent in the ...

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March’s Weed of the Month, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) is an invader of pastures, forage, grasslands, and ditches. It is native to Eurasia and has become widespread throughout the United States.