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What can I do about all these weeds?
With all this winter rain, I think everyone is probably just taken over by weeds, no matter if it's your lawn or your garden beds.
My yard happens to be riddled with three weeds; henbit, monstrous gargantuan dandelions, and a little grass called winter grass. Most of those weeds are too large for herbicides to do any damage to it at this point. If your grass is still dormant, you could possibly use a glyphosate product to kill them (like RoundUp), but it's not going to make much of a difference on those large weeds. And if your grass has green growth, the herbicide will harm it.
Really, the best thing to do is to pull them by hand. I know this will be a huge job. One thing that makes it easier is to use a tool like a weed popper.
For the ones you can't get out, keep them mowed to prevent the mature weed seeds from falling. They'll return next year if you don't tackle it now! Since you're bound to get some seeds falling, in September, apply a preemergent (like corn gluten) to prevent them from germinating.
So: hand pull, use a weedpopper and/or mow often to prevent weed seeds from maturing and falling back into the soil. Herbicides won't help you much now and could damage your lawn, flowers, and trees.
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