I recently met someone who had her garden certified through the National Wildlife Federation, and it got me thinking – I’m a proponent of habitat gardens and using sustainable, organic practices, beneficial insects…
How to Get More Beneficial Insects to your Garden
As I learned from perusing, Good Bug Bad Bug, by Jessica Walliser, we’ve got to incentivise beneficials and give them what they want in order to keep them at home and living in our gardens.
Why are my Boxwood Shrubs Turning Yellow? Boxwood Blight?
Most of us enjoy evergreen shrubs like boxwoods because they hold steady throughout the year, providing a permanent framework to other plantings which often disappear in the winter. Plus, they take well to shearing. So why are your boxwood shrubs turning yellow? Good question.
Garden Pest Control: Learn the Importance Beneficial Bugs Can Play in your Garden
According to The Gardeners Guide to Global Warming, it’s predicted that as global temperatures rise, “We will see more infestations from both native and exotic pests, such as gypsy moths, bagworms and vine weevils.”
OMG, what’s eating my plant? Good and bad bugs have been around…
Impatiens Fungus is Among Us: What to Do?
if you love impatiens, you’ll need to consider some good substitutes. Why? Because what loves this colorful annual bedding plant (Impatiens walleriana) is the fungus, downy mildew
