The other day, a lady was proud to show me her patch of wild rhubarb that just popped up this year. However, after I flipped the leaf over to see the white underside, I had to inform her that her ...

Burdock’s burs have tiny hooks that cling to passing animals, dispersing the seeds far and wide. Vicky McMillan Brush up against a burdock plant that has finished flowering, and you’ll probably ...

An avid hiker once told me that if you want relief from summer heat, grab a burdock leaf and wrap it around the back of your neck. Common burdock (Actium minus) is a large-leafed plant that resembles ...

As winter approaches, small flocks of sparrows and other little brown birds have been visiting my yard, picking through the remnants of the garden, flitting through the trees, annoying the squirrels, ...

Bitter bounty: Burdock leaves are said to have good medicinal qualities if you can get past the taste. The hooked spikes on the seed head visible here are said to have inspired the invention of Velcro ...

Hikers know it and bicyclists loathe it. It’s that ungainly weed that offers little in the looks and fragrance department, and according to most people who have come into direct contact with the plant ...

It’s week two of my journey as a CSA shareholder, which I’ll be chronicling in this Urbivore’s Dilemma series. (Read the first installment.) It’s been quite a learning curve so far. Not just from the ...