Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

So appropriately named, heartleaf nettle “fireweed” (Urtica chamaedryoides) is as unassuming as any other weed you may encounter on your property. But the side effects are truly painful and that is ...

Considered a boreal (northern) plant, fireweed is circumpolar. It grows in Asia, Europe and North America, mainly in the north but also south into the temperate zone. An attractive summer wildflower ...

Yes, I’m thinking about fireweed in the middle of winter. In these dark times, I close my eyes and see fuchsia blossoms buzzing with bumblebees. 2021 was the second year we’ve been living through this ...

Burton -- Fireweed is about to blaze forth once more in the Burton Wetlands. The plant -- endangered in Ohio, but known by many as the bright pink flower that blooms first from the dark ashes of a ...

I am not sure where the old sourdough phrase “When the fireweed turns to cotton, summer will soon be forgotten” comes from. For me it is preferable to attribute it to the allegedly Alaska Native ...

Nearly every state sets aside a month to celebrate its native plants. In the Lower 48, that month is April. For obvious reasons, that doesn’t work so well in Alaska. Starting in 2023, by formal ...