Lots of people are wondering what to do about some of their garden plants that have been bent over by the heavy snow we got in December. My general recommendation is to wait because the plant will ...

Highly invasive, problematic for reforestation and a fire and allergy hazard, Scotch broom is an unwelcome guest in the Olympic Peninsula landscape — and it’s back. The Clallam County Noxious Weed ...

To many passers-by, it’s a bright yellow flowery masterpiece this time of year. But don’t let the brilliant color along roadsides and hillsides fool you: Scotch broom is a sinister weed — legally ...

A-J reader L.W. of Lubbock asks if the floriferous, yellow flowering shrubs in full bloom for the last several weeks are Scotch or Spanish brooms. There are actually several brooms – Spanish, Scotch ...

Scotch broom was intended to be an easy-growing garden accessory by the Europeans who brought it here in the 19th century. Instead, the plant has created thick patches of flammable brush. For more ...

AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ELK CREEK AND THE HOH RIVER, JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jill Silver pushes through a wall of yellow towering overhead. Undaunted, Silver, a watershed ecologist, shoves the branches of ...

The yellow-flowered bush seen along highways, throughout neighborhoods and swallowing clear-cut forests is not native to Washington and is a growing problem for the state’s ecosystem. That’s why a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. One of those gorgeous winter days when the interplay of light, mist and ...

REEDSPORT -- The plant may not have any super powers like Marvel Comics's Green Goblin, but for now Scotch broom remains a nemesis of landowners on the Oregon coast. With this in mind, Highland ...

Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius (L.), a weed in the Pacific Northwest, is rapidly invading open areas and ecologically sensitive dunes along the coast. Scotch broom populations also exist in the ...

AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ELK CREEK AND THE HOH RIVER, JEFFERSON COUNTY — Jill Silver pushes through a wall of yellow towering overhead. Undaunted, Silver, a watershed ecologist, shoves the branches of ...