Fine, stiff needles add gorgeous texture to compliment broad-leaved plants like azalea and loropetalum, and their vibrant color brightens the garden year-round.

Scientists discovered several years ago that 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) would kill broad-leaved plants while leaving grasses alone. But it is no help at all to gardeners, ...

They did not kill all plants alike, but only certain types. For instance, 2,4-D did not kill plants, such as wheat, which are related to the grasses. It did kill broad-leaved plants like bindweed.

Fine, stiff needles add gorgeous texture to compliment broad-leaved plants like azalea and loropetalum, and their vibrant color brightens the garden year-round.