Plain plantain grows mainly on the plain

Plantain

I was exceptionally excited to find that this weed is actually useful and edible! Among uses are treatment for bug bites and poison ivy/sumac/oak. Very quick and handy plant to have growing right next to the driveway. This plant can also be found growing between sidewalk cracks. They say it's best to just pick the mature leaves for uses other than salads and it's a plant that will continually grow new leaves.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major

How to use Plantain
http://www.naturallivingideas.com/plantain-benefits-uses/

To the backyard

Quickweed

This little bugger was found growing near the corner of the house/yard.

https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2015/07/26/quickweed/

That creep Charlie

Creeping Charlie

Among the various vegetation growing in the yard is this lovely little fella with adorable purple blooms. Little did I know that it was all an insidious front to choke the life out of the lushness of grass wherever it spreads it's darling roots. 😕😱 It's name is 'creeping Charlie' according to my investigations. While it's a lovely ground cover (read: weed) under shady trees, it's also a multiplying nightmare when it has a suitable growing environment (aka, my front lawn). Hopefully, I can find a way to subdue this foe without damaging the wild strawberry patch growing nearby. Fingers crossed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glechoma_hederacea
https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-kill-creeping-charlie-2131200