Pests and insects can cause big damage to gardens, flowerbeds and the landscape! Check out our latest articles below on how to control pests and insects, and grow your way to a healthier garden and landscape.
Looking for a way to keep hover flies (sweat bees) away from you and your drinks, food and outdoor activities this fall? When it comes to being one of the most annoying insects of the autumn season, hover flies, or sweat bees as they are more commonly known, are certainly high on the list! The…
Looking for a few great ways to get rid of Japanese beetles and eliminate them from invading your landscape and ruining your plants? As June comes to an end and July approaches - Japanese beetles begin to appear. What can start out with just a few scattered sightings of the green metallic and brown winged…
Looking for a few great methods to get rid of cabbage moths, cabbage worms and cabbage loopers from your garden - or how to prevent them from getting to your plants in the first place? Anyone who has ever grown leafy vegetables, cabbage, broccoli, spinach or cauliflower knows the damage cabbage moths, worms and loopers…
Looking for a few simple methods and tricks to keep carpenter bees away from the wood structures around your home - and stop them from damaging them beyond repair? Although spring may bring green grass and beautiful blooms, it also brings carpenter bees. And can they ever destroy anything and everything made from wood. Carpenter…
Looking for a safe and easy way to keep birds from building nests on your house, patio, garage, barn or shed? You might just be surprised how easy it can actually be - and even more amazed at the simple method that can do the trick in an instant! It is safe to say that…
One of the most simple and natural ways to grow healthier, more productive plants in your vegetable garden is by using the basic principals of companion planting. So what is companion planting? In a nutshell, it's all about relationships. As in how one or more plant varieties react with other plant types that grow in…
One of the best ways to prepare for a great garden season in advance is to start saving and storing all of the spent coffee grounds and egg shells that come from your kitchen during the fall, winter and early spring months. Unfortunately, during the garden off-season, many valuable kitchen scraps go unused. Vegetable scraps,…
Looking for few tried, true and natural methods to keep spiders out of your house this fall and beyond? For most of us, there is never a good time to come upon a spider in the home. Although many spiders are beneficial for insect control outside in gardens and flowerbeds, once they come inside the…