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Pests & Diseases

tomato blight

Fruiting Plants

Beat Tomato Blight with These Resistant Types

By Meghan Shinn
May 2, 2019

thorny hedges black hawthorn

Thorny Hedges Can Keep Deer Out

By Meghan Shinn
Mar 26, 2019

insecticidal soap

Tools & Materials

Mix Your Own Insecticidal Soap for Garden Pests

By Patty Craft
Jun 27, 2018

celery

Vegetable Plants

Grow Your Own Celery & Avoid Pesticides from Store-Bought

By Patty Craft
Jun 2, 2018

English ivy

How to Get Rid of English Ivy in the Landscape

By Maria Woodie
May 11, 2018

bird feeder

How to Keep Critters from Eating Your Garden

By Patty Craft
Mar 25, 2018

benefits of flies

Benefits of Flies (yes, flies!) to the Garden

By Patty Craft
Sep 5, 2017

Some gardeners welcome felines while others are strongly opposed. This furry fella looks at home in the bed!

Cats in the Garden: The Controversy Continues

By Patty Craft
Aug 8, 2017

safe rose spray

Safe Rose Spray Recipe That Really Works

By Meghan Shinn
Jul 18, 2017

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Prevent Garden Pests in Three Easy, Organic Steps

By Meghan Shinn
Jun 6, 2017

control ticks

Control Ticks and Mosquitoes: Our Best Garden Tips

By Meghan Shinn
Apr 25, 2017

bromeliads and mosquitoes

Garden Pests & Plant Diseases

Bromeliads and Mosquitoes Need Not Go Hand in Hand

By Meghan Shinn
Oct 17, 2016

Understanding Basil Downy Mildew

Garden Pests & Plant Diseases

Understanding Basil Downy Mildew

By Jennifer Smith
Aug 28, 2015

Aster Yellows Horticulture 2

How-To: Identifying Aster Yellows

By Jennifer Smith
Aug 10, 2015

hosta pair

Identifying Hosta Diseases and Pests

By Jennifer Smith
Jun 2, 2015

vole

Pests & Diseases

Planting Trees This Fall? Important Vole Tip

By Meghan Shinn
Sep 16, 2014

leaf with boxwood blight

Signs of Boxwood Blight Plus Boxwood Alternatives

By Kelsea Daulton
Jun 17, 2014

rose curculio weevil

Pests & Diseases

Fighting Off Rose Curculio Beetle

By Kelsea Daulton
Jun 3, 2014

winter burn rhododendron

What to Do About Winter-Damaged Rhododendrons

By Meghan Shinn
May 20, 2014

rabbit

Ways to Keep Rabbits From Eating Garden Plants

By Maria Woodie
Apr 15, 2014

coneflower echinacea purpurea

Garden Pests & Plant Diseases

What Is Eating My Coneflower's Petals?

By Maria Woodie
Jul 16, 2013

new guinea impatiens

Avoid Impatiens and Try These Other Shade Annuals

By Maria Woodie
Jun 4, 2013

dahlia osaka

What to Do About Moldy Dahlia Tubers

By Maria Woodie
Jun 4, 2013

cat in garden

4 Ways to Keep Cats Out of the Garden

By Maria Woodie
May 13, 2013

scale insects

All About Identifying and Fighting Scale Insects

By Maria Woodie
Apr 22, 2013

opossum

All About Opossums in the Yard and Garden

By Maria Woodie
Apr 16, 2013

cutworm

Pests & Diseases

How to Identify and Control Cutworms

By Maria Woodie
Apr 9, 2013

seedlings

What's Wrong With My Seedlings?

By Gardening Jones
Mar 29, 2013

canada thistle

Tools & Materials

Free Weed ID Tool from U-Missouri

By Maria Woodie
Mar 26, 2013

Pests & Diseases

Options in Organic Weed Control

By Meghan Shinn
Mar 12, 2013

winter moth

Winter Moth Identification and Control

By Maria Woodie
Dec 3, 2012

Lyme Disease Map

New Study Pinpoints Lyme Disease Risk Areas

By Dorian Winslow
Apr 1, 2012

Pests & Diseases

Deterring Birds, Deer and Gophers

By Meghan Shinn
Feb 14, 2012

Pests & Diseases

Preventing Powdery Mildew

By Meghan Shinn
Nov 29, 2011

Peony Problem

By Meghan Shinn
Nov 22, 2011

Japanese Knotweed

Compost and Invasive Plants

By Meghan Shinn
Sep 20, 2011

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Fighting Spider Mites

By Meghan Shinn
Aug 30, 2011

watergarden

Pests & Diseases

How to Reduce Mosquitoes in the Garden and Yard

By Meghan Shinn
Jun 9, 2020

Tools & Materials

Organic Weed Prevention

By Frank Hyman
Jun 7, 2011

Tools & Materials

Using Glyphosate

By Frank Hyman
Jun 7, 2011

cilantro leaf

Vegetable Plants

A Plant that Deters Deer

By Meghan Shinn
May 23, 2011

SOB

Star of Bethlehem (God, Help Me)

By Meghan Shinn
May 18, 2011

Deer-Resistant Landscaping

Gardening Book Reviews

Deer-Resistant Landscaping

By Meghan Shinn
Apr 28, 2011

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Deer-resistant Shrubs

By Meghan Shinn
Apr 25, 2011

black knot disease

Black Knot Disease

By Meghan Shinn
Mar 8, 2011

wiliting christmas cactus

Wilting Christmas Cactus

By Meghan Shinn
Feb 15, 2011

Vole

Tools & Materials

Protecting Bulbs from Critters

By Meghan Shinn
Oct 12, 2010

ladybug

Keeping Ladybugs Outside

By Meghan Shinn
Oct 4, 2010

daffodils

Tools & Materials

Use Indicator Plants to Time Garden Chores

By Meghan Shinn
Mar 28, 2010

Pests & Diseases

Bye-bye, Bindweed

By mgodfrey
Jul 5, 2009

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