Replacing my old hardwood floors was supposed to take four days. Instead, I ended up living on exposed subfloor for months while the flooring manufacturer argued that defective flooring was due to "the beauty of natural wood."

Invasive plants don’t just look messy—they can destroy ecosystems, damage property, and create years of expensive maintenance headaches. In Dealing with Invasive Plants, Part 1, learn how aggressive plants like kudzu spread, why some invasive species became such massive problems in the U.S., and what homeowners should know before planting anything that grows “a little too well.”