I felt a sort of thrill this spring when we began seeing baby groundhogs in the yard. Each morning found me eagerly peering ...

However, just one groundhog can eat about 1 ½ pounds of vegetation a day, which translates into a lot of garden damage.

Groundhogs (Marmota monax) are native to Ohio and much of the eastern U.S., and the most famous groundhog is, of course, Punxsutawney Phil in western Pennsylvania.

A fence will not only keep out groundhogs, but it will also protect your garden from nibbling rabbits, and dogs and cats that dig. If squirrels are a problem, make the fence at least 4 feet high.

This is a time of abundance for Mother Earth’s creatures, with food sources available everywhere. Flowers provide nectar and pollen, and plants offer foliage, stems, and roots. Caterpillars, grubs, ...

Q: What can we do about the groundhogs in our garden? There are whole families of them. We’ve tried red pepper and they just kind of eat around that. Help! Janet Otey, Roanoke A: I feel your ...

Dr. Michael Compton, by day a psychiatrist with New York state, details his prescription for nutritious eating in a new book.

Some of the best dried flowers are strawflowers, celosia, statice, baby’s breath, lavender, amaranth, roses, and hydrangeas.

Rob Thuener strolled through his garden in the May drizzle, pointing out the Zephirine Drouhin, a heavily scented, deep pink, climbing rose, as well as the Lychnis Cornaria, a purple flower with ...

It’s garden season. All the trees, bushes and pretty flowers in my backyard look so innocent. But I have learned – the hard way – that they are out to get me. They are a well-organized crime family, ...

An eyewitness sighting of a woodchuck is proof positive they are around, but it usually starts with telltale holes in the ...