Nate the Great searches for a missing weed after it disappears from a pot on Oliver's porch.

"The natural histories of eight ordinary plant species transformed into noxious weeds through mostly well-intended human efforts to get rid of them show how lives of people and weeds are entangled in ways that reflect human beliefs and attitudes toward the natural world" -- Provided by publisher. Lives of Weeds explores the tangle history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective...

Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.

An introduction to weeds that are always "weeds" and weeds that are considered wild flowers.

Invasive species are taking over native plants habitats. Common control methods are dangerous or impractical. Some people are now turning to goats as a nontoxic and versatile way to deal with invasive species. Controlling Invasive Species with Goats look at the history of using goats to graze plants, why they work, and the research thats being done to learn more.

"A colorfully illustrated field guide to weeds around the world, and why we should love rather than loathe them. One person's weed is another's wild beauty. The intolerance of weeds is a mark of how we have turned our backs on nature and urbanized our land and lives. In this enlightening survey, illustrator Paul Farrell reveals the true wonder of weeds and explains the benefits of rewilding ourselves a little. Paul's brilliant modernist illustration...

Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a nature writer reveals the many hidden truths behind these scourges of lawns and gardens, and explores how weeds have been portrayed from the Bible all the way to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

This book is a lavishly illustrated manual for ready identification of 299 common and economically important weeds in the region south to Virginia, north to Maine and southern Canada, and west to Wisconsin. Based on vegetative rather than floral characteristics, this guide gives anyone who works with plants the ability to identify weeds before they flower. A dichotomous key to all the species described in the book is designed to narrow the choices...

"Second edition of illustrated field guide to wild urban plants of the northeastern United States. Includes 158 main entries plus 64 secondary species-feature descriptive information including scientific name and taxonomic authority, common names, botanical family, life form, place of origin, and identification features. Each entry is accompanied by original full-color photographs by the author which show the plants' characteristics and growth forms...