Controlling Weeds in Landscape Beds

A weed is any unwanted plant competing with your landscape plants for water, light, and nutrients. A comprehensive plan, and a little hand-pulling, can control such pests as dandelions, pusley and Florida betony.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Home Remedies For Insect and Disease Control on Plants
• Nassau County Q&A: Weeds
• Weeds in the Lawn and Garden
• Weeds of the EEA

UF/IFAS Publications

• Principles of Weed Management
• Topics: Weeds in Florida
• Weeds: What's in a Name? (PDF)

Other Sites

• Chemical Control of Weeds in the Flower Garden--Ohio State University Extension
• Getting Control of Garden Weeds--University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension
• Managing Weeds in Shrub and Flowers Beds--Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• Weed Control Options in Landscape Beds and Groundcovers--University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service (PDF)
• Weed Management in Annual Color Beds--North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
• Weeds--Mississippi State University Extension Service
• Weeds--University of Minnesota Extension
• Weeds and Your Garden--Cornell University Cooperative Extension
• Where to Begin with a Weedy Flower Bed--Alabama Cooperative Extension