Q: All of a sudden, we have this creeping, vine plant showing up in the backyard in various areas. We haven’t noticed any buds or blooms on any of them yet, but it sure is a rapid grower. Any idea ...

To limit damage to your ornamentals, place the bindweed vines on newspaper before brushing them with chemicals. Upon drying, remove the paper. If spraying, cover your ornamentals with cardboard ...

This clambering weed with long vines has been known as greater bindweed in the past, and is also incorrectly called convolvulus. It is very commonly found in home gardens, roadsides and waste areas, ...