Q: How do I eradicate horsetail rush? It appeared in my garden about a year ago. Roundup seems to have no effect on them. Merwin Chambers, email Q: My staghorn fern is heavier than I can handle and ...

Throughout the maritime Northwest, one of the most dreaded weeds is the scouring rush or horsetail. Our lovely region has been home to quite a few species of Equisetum for millenniums. This plant has ...

When we bought our house, one thing that stood out to me while looking over the typical “new subdivision” (horrible soil) yard was that there was a lot of horsetail rush (Equisetum) growing near the ...