This undated photo shows smartweed growing in New Paltz, N.Y. Smartweed is, admittedly, a weed but a pretty weed if you take the time to look at it up close. (Lee Reich via AP) 24,852 people played ...

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Hundreds of different kinds of smartweed plants grow wild on most continents of the world. Some can grow several feet tall. Some grow only a few inches. Smartweed also is known as redshank and lady's ...

Q–While admiring a 358-year-old bonsai at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., I happened to notice that alongside, in a very small pot, was growing what appeared to be a miniature smartweed.

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We know all too well weeds appear every year even in the most well tended gardens. However, they are not always present in the same proportion from one year to the next. For example, one year you may ...

I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, slightly reddish joints — almost ...

I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, slightly reddish joints – almost ...

I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, slightly reddish joints — almost ...

I paused my shoveling of horse manure the other day to rest my eyes on a most attractive plant growing at the edge of the pile. This semi-vining plant had swollen, slightly reddish joints — almost ...