You don't need to be a botanist to spot trouble in your garden. Just follow the vines. They're thin, wiry, and unnervingly determined, wrapping themselves around anything that dares to grow upright.

One of the most aggressive garden invaders, bindweed rapidly rambles through perennials and shrubs, creating a leafy tangle of stems and foliage. It scrambles up trees and engulfs vegetable gardens.

Persistence is the key to getting rid of invasive bindweed for good. Bindweed is a fast-spreading, deeply rooted perennial vine that chokes out garden plants as well as crops. This invasive weed can ...