For years, we’ve admired plants for their ability to cleanse the air and help fight air pollution. However, our green ally ...

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.

Garden pests will like the look of your new plants just as much as you do. To keep insects, worms, and rodents at bay, expert gardeners suggest companion planting, which acts as a natural ...

Gardening is about nurturing living plants. There can be some obstacles along the way. Insects, weeds, wildlife, and diseases are often waiting to cause havoc. Occasionally, we need to kill ...

Garden: How to force spring-flowering plants indoors. Insects rely on a wide range of chemicals which they naturally produce to lower the freezing point of their blood, including ethylene glycol ...

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.

Insects can spread rapidly because we often group houseplants together, and insects have no problem moving from plant to plant. We also do our share of spreading pests by handling infested plants ...

Coconut oil won't deter plant pests, but other oils can. I’m not entirely sure where the coconut oil suggestion originated, but there exists an online myth that you can rub your houseplants with ...

Stressed plants attract more pests, so providing proper sunlight, water, and location is crucial. Spring has arrived with brilliant green leaves.

Garden: How to force spring-flowering plants indoors. Insects rely on a wide range of chemicals which they naturally produce ...

EVEN expert gardeners have trouble keeping pests away from their lawns. If your yard is overrun by bugs, snails, slugs, or other critters, the secret to maintaining your garden might be planting mo… ...

Take some time now to check plants for problem pests like the invasive oystershell scale. This insect is not native to North America and is a pest of more than 130 species of plants including ...