Spring. It always smells clean, especially after a slow rain. Each year we are happy to start to see pops of color across the landscape of our counties, but maybe not the little pops of purple we see ...

Weeds. The bane of gardeners. Drive around Lubbock and any abandoned spot seems to have carpets of orchid-colored blooms. The blooms are the flowering stage of Lamium amplexicaule (LAM-ee-um am-plex-i ...

Over the years of writing this column, I continually strive to write about the considerable diversity of wildlife that can be observed here in this great state of ours. But over the last year or so, I ...

Winter annual weeds protect the soil from erosion and retain nutrients during the winter; however, they can also act as a host for crop pests and pathogens and impede planting. Increased knowledge of ...