"Thank goodness." Gardener shares simple method to protect your plants from pests: 'Vital' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"A short lawn won’t hurt fireflies, but it won’t bring them into your yard either," she says. Related: 12 Alternatives to a ...

A lush green lawn is the goal for many British gardeners, but the onset of moss can swiftly take over and spoil your garden.

Key Points People scatter coffee grounds on porches to deter pests, but science doesn’t strongly back this up.Experts say the caffeine and scent levels in used grounds are too weak to deter bugs ...

Lavender contains essential oils such as linalool and camphor, which give it its distinctive floral scent. While it’s ...

With the bad tick season we’ve been having, some pest control companies are seizing the moment. At least one company has been ...

When I attended her biocontrol presentation titled “Rethinking Rose Pest Management,” I discovered that, apparently, true ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

We are entering the "Dog Days of Summer." Heat, humidity, grassy weeds, broadleaf weeds, confused weeds, mosquitoes, mowing, ...

If your zinnias are affected by slugs and earwigs, you can simply go out at night and pick the pests off before drowning them ...

I received my first question about Japanese beetles. Throughout a growing season, plants, insects, diseases and many other ...

I noticed a lot of small twigs with leaves on them under my oak tree and became concerned about the oak. It is a large, ...