▶︎ Watch: Lake-Friendly Lawn Care
This webinar shares strategies including species selection, fertility application, and pest management that will allow you to enjoy your lawn while preserving the beauty of the nearby lake.
Weed Control
Here are resources to help you control weeds and invasive plants.
Articles
▶︎ Watch: Managing Weeds in Pollinator Plantings
Planting pollinator-friendly habitats is an important step to support pollinator conservation, but managing weeds and invasive plants that grow among native, beneficial plants can be challenging.
▶︎ Watch: Fall into Spring Success—Plan Ahead for Weed Prevention
Fall is an ideal time to get ahead of weeds and prepare garden beds for a successful spring. Learn to develop a weed management plan based on the weeds in your yard and the amount of time and effort you’re willing to invest.
Crabgrass Management in Lawns
Crabgrass appears as lighter green, coarse patches of weedy grass among desired lawn grass species, flourishing in warm summer weather and dying off as cooler weather of fall arrives.
Perennial Grass Weeds in Lawns
Perennial grasses can be troublesome weed problems in Wisconsin lawns. Common species include tall fescue, creeping bentgrass, zoysiagrass, quackgrass, and nimblewill. Learn more about the biology and management of each, both with and without herbicides, in this article.
▶ Watch: Biology and Management of Canada Thistle, Bishop’s Goutweed, and Creeping Bellflower
Learn about the biology and management of three common creeping perennials that can invade lawns and gardens in Wisconsin: Canada thistle, Bishop’s goutweed and creeping bellflower.
Creeping Charlie, Gleochoma hederaceae
Known by several common names, Glechoma hederaceae is a pest in lawns and gardens. Often called Creeping Charlie or Ground Ivy, it thrives in moist, shady spots and is difficult to eradicate. Learn about this creeping nuisance in this article…
Wild Parsnip
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is an aggressive Eurasian member of the carrot family that grows in sunny areas and tolerates dry to wet soil types. Very invasive, it can overtake roadsides and fields. Contact with this plant can cause severe skin blisters and permanent scarring. Learn how to identify and control this invasive plant in this factsheet.
Common and Glossy Buckthorns
The Management of Invasive Plants in Wisconsin series explains how to identify invasive plants, including common and glossy buckthorns, and provides common management options.
Mulches for Home Gardens and Plantings
Boost your garden’s production with mulches. This publication shows when to use organic mulches, like bark or leaves, and synthetic mulches, like plastic sheets, and teaches how to apply them.
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy is a perennial woody plant that grows as either a low shrub or a climbing vine. Poison ivy is native to North America and is common in Wisconsin, growing in pastures, roadside ditches, fence rows, wooded forests, beaches and parks. Contact with poison ivy causes skin rashes, blisters and other allergic reactions. Learn identification and control in this factsheet.
Japanese Knotweed:
Japanese Knotweed, which is native to Asia, has become an invasive plant in Wisconsin. This brochure describes the plant and gives recommendations for control.