If you have a dog, you may struggle with brown spots on the lawn caused by dog urine. There is a simple solution. The urine needs to be rinsed from the foliage and there must be adequate water in the soil. Here's the low down.

We have a new poisonous weed in Portland, Oregon—Pokeweed. It is rapidly becoming more abundant in urban areas, notably in Portland. It may continue to move outward if not controlled.