"Every beautiful flower ends up surrounded by weeds," she said.

The program's middle ballet is "Damned," which opens on a bare-branched tree surrounded by weeds.

The stone walls, what remained of them, were weather-beaten but untouched by overgrown weeds.

She broke off, pointing down the long side of the house at the distant patio so crowded by weeds.

Growing poplars on plantations has been difficult because the young trees can be crowded out and killed by weeds.

It is extinct due to overgrazing and displacement by invasive weeds.

Lack of soil moisture weakens turf and opens it to invasion by weeds.

For years, the hotel, a city landmark, lay vacant, gradually becoming overgrown by moss and weeds.

The temple is forsaken forever, eventually overgrown by weeds and trees.

There were two sets of tracks, both quite rusty, overgrown by weeds.