It can be a major headache for homeowners. Homeowner warned after sharing photo of mystery growth on property: 'It should go' ...

Q: Can you please explain how to distinguish common buckthorn (which is invasive) from alderleaf buckthorn (which I see is listed as a desirable native plant)? The Seek app can distinguish them but it ...

It is likely that you have common buckthorn in your garden. I also battle buckthorn in my home garden. The large buckthorns in my neighbor’s backyard mean that buckthorn removal is a constant annual ...

Officially, it’s spring! Unofficially, it’s still too early to do much of anything in the yard, so I’m spending my early spring gardening time with my Savage neighborhood nemesis – a noxious weed/tree ...

He didn’t say which species of buckthorn — there are three. The common, or purging, buckthorn is a native Irish shrub that can grow 10 metres tall. It is common on lime-rich soils in the Midlands and, ...