Such beautiful weeds: How our gardens run loose in the wild
![Many gardeners like nasturtiums because they are colorful and can be grown easily from seed, but the plants can spread fast. Here, they take over the roadside along Pacific Coast Highway.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0caf4d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/283x425+0+0/resize/1200x1802!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F55%2F975c3541586b302e5351b58f21a3%2Fla-hm-weeds-02-jycxl7nc.jpg)
(Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
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