What began as a well-intentioned effort by early settlers to reshape the Oregon coast’s sand dunes has become an ecological ...

Travelers on Highway 22 in the Santiam Canyon this spring saw an explosion of Scotch broom in the Beachie Creek Fire scar.

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a perennial shrub native to northern Africa and parts of Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. in the 1850s as an ornamental, later it was used for erosion ...

I have three scotch broom plants that are about four years old, growing nicely. One is the moonbeam, which is so beautiful when it blooms. I've never trimmed them and didn't think I should, but the ...

Lots of people are wondering what to do about some of their garden plants that have been bent over by the heavy snow we got in December. My general recommendation is to wait because the plant will ...

One could call scotch broom a particularly adaptable, tough-to-kill plant. But U.S. Forest Service officials, and those concerned about healthy forests, call it a nasty, invasive weed they'll spend a ...

Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a perennial shrub native to northern Africa and parts of Europe. It was introduced into the U.S. in the 1850’s as an ornamental, later it was used for erosion ...