Indoor plants get pests, too. Dan Gill explains how to recognize and treat them. BY DAN GILL | Contributing writer. Dan Gill. Author email; Jan 4, 2023 Jan 4, 2023; 3 min to read.

Summer is here and in full swing. Also here are ticks, mosquitoes, bagworms, and poison hemlock. Numbers of ticks have risen ...

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If you're dealing with pests in your sunny garden, this ground cover may be the solution you need. As a bonus, this perennial doesn't require much work, either.

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