Common Backyard Weeds of the Midwest
Identify 157 Weeds and Know What to Pull or Protect
2nd Edition
Published on 5. May 2026
348 pages
978-1-64755-576-4 (ISBN)
Description
- Popular, proven title: more than 24,000 copies of the first edition (9781591937326) have sold
- Market: useful for farmers, foragers, gardeners, homeowners, turf managers, and anyone fascinated by nature
- Not intimidating: geared toward the average reader, with 157 types of weeds organized by growth pattern, then flower color, for beginning to identify common backyard weeds
- Created for beginners but useful even to those with experience in botany
- Innovative, user-friendly format for identifying weeds by their visual characteristics
- Hundreds of full-color photographs paired with easy-to-understand text, providing details needed to identify weeds
- Visual guide to learning about backyard weeds that are toxic, edible, or otherwise interesting
- Explains how each weed spreads, how to control it, and its possible beneficial uses
- Begin to learn which weeds have edible parts
- Get the author's tips for getting rid of unwanted weeds
- New edition with expanded information for more of the Midwest, now including Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
- Applicable to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
- Great for displays: eye-catching cover and colorful interior are ideal for seasonal or regional tables
- Pairs well with other Midwest nature titles, including mushroom and wildflower field guides
- Author with extensive foraging experience and various successful guides to mushrooms, wild berries & fruits, and other outdoors-themed books
- Extreme value: massive information for less than $20
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Teresa Marrone
Common Backyard Weeds of the Midwest
Identify 157 Weeds and Know What to Pull or Protect
Book
approx. 06/2026
2nd Edition
Adventure Publications, Incorporated
€16.50
Not yet published
Person
Teresa Marrone is the author of more than a dozen outdoors-themed books, including Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest and Wild Berries & Fruits Field Guide of Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan. She has also written numerous cookbooks about wild foods and has been gathering and preparing wild edibles for three decades. Teresa lives in Minneapolis with her husband and enjoys shooting photos of mushrooms, berries, other plants, and all things wild.
Content
Introduction
- About This Book
- How to Use This Book
- What Is a Weed?
- Native vs. Non-native Plants
- Plant Biology for Beginners
- Identifying Plants Visually
- Getting Rid of Weeds
Creeping and Low-growing Weeds
Upright Broadleaf Weeds
Vining Weeds
Grasslike Weeds
Recommended References
Index
A Note About Consuming Wild Plants
About the Author
