Q. Every year about this time master gardeners start getting questions, like, “What’s the stuff that looks like dog vomit all over my lawn,” or “What is this patch of gel filled marbles on my mulch,” ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. For the second year, a fungus that smells like something dead has shown up in ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. For the second year, a fungus that smells like something dead has shown up in ...

Dear Lauren: That's a stinkhorn fungus. Stinkhorns are related to puffballs and earthstars. But they smell worse. You are fortunate to have them. They help break down mulches and improve your soil. If ...

A question for Dan Gill: This is the second year that this fungus (see photo above) has shown up. It smells like something dead. What is it, and what can I do? -- Nancy Fraley Answer: This is one of ...

QUESTION: Something disgusting is growing in my yard. It begins as a white ball and opens up into a putrid-smelling, four-lobed spongy growth. Where did it come from and can I get it under control?

Dear Roger: What is this? -Lauren Petty. Dear Lauren: Your fungus is columned stinkhorn, known botanically as Clathrus columnatus. The wood chips in your photo are a dead giveaway. This fungus thrives ...

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COURTESY DUANE CHOY The starfish stinkhorn has the distinction of being the first recorded fungi for Australia. The starfish stinkhorn halts you in your tracks. It looks like a fungus that would ...

Lucy Purdy was walking through the countryside of Dartmoor in Devon, United Kingdom when, along the way, she sniffed the smell of rotting flesh. When she proceeded to investigate where the foul smell ...