12 Tips to Protect Pollinators and Beneficial Bugs and Insects in Winter
Pollinators and beneficial bugs are your best gardening friends, and they too need a little helping hand to survive the cold and harsh months of…
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If You See This “Orange Gelatinous Blob” on Your Cedar Trees, Prune It Immediately — It’s About to Infect Your Apples
If you’re walking past your cedar trees one morning and catch a glimpse of something bright, jiggly, and… well, frankly gross — it’s easy to…
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10 Poisonous Weeds That Can Hurt You Worse Than Poison Ivy — What They Look Like and How to Remove Them Safely
If you’ve ever grabbed a weed without thinking and then spent the rest of the day wondering what on earth touched your skin, you already…
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Wildlife experts say you should scatter tennis balls in your garden this winter – and no, it’s not nearly as crazy as it sounds
If you’re anything like me, winter probably feels like the season when your garden goes quiet. The flowers are gone, the beds are sleeping, and…
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12 Pretty, Low-Maintenance Plants That Help Stop Wasps From Circling Your Home
If wasps have a habit of showing up exactly where you don’t want them — your patio table, your doorway, the kids’ play area, or…
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As Summer Fades, These 10 Native Flowers Keep Bees, Butterflies, and Color Alive Until Frost
By the time September light softens and the hum of summer fades, most gardens start to look a little tired. The zinnias are spent, the…
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These 6 Clever Tricks Will Stop Squirrels From Digging Up Your Spring Bulbs for Good
Tell me if this sounds familiar: you spend an afternoon planting bulbs, the kind of day that makes you feel quietly accomplished — soil under…
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12 Bee-Friendly Ground Covers That Can Handle Foot Traffic and Still Look Like a Perfect Green Lawn
Ever find yourself staring down at your patchy, sunburned lawn thinking, “There has to be a better way than spending every weekend mowing, watering, and…
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10 Common “Deer-Resistant” Perennials Taking Over U.S. Gardens — and the Native Alternatives to Grow Instead
You know that feeling when you finally find a plant the deer won’t destroy — and then it ends up taking over your garden instead?…
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12 Native Flowers to Plant Now to Feed Pollinators When Early Spring Brings a ‘Hungry Gap’
Every year, it sneaks up on us—the first bees of spring. One day the garden still looks half-frozen, and the next, a few fuzzy little…
