Slug Bug

A slug is gross looking, but also cool to watch. Sciencey-type people refer to slugs as Gastropod mollusk, in case you care to know. However, you probably care more about getting slugs out of your garden than watching them do their thing.
 
The soft bodied slug needs moisture to survive. To avoid the sun and keep [...]

Flutter of Color in Winter Months

Winter can be a dreary sad time for your garden. One of the easiest way to add color and activity to your garden in the cold months of winter is to add a bird feeder.
 
Giving your feathered friends a treat not only helps them on their journey but adds a flutter of color to your [...]

Attracting Butterflies To Your Garden

There are dozens of myths and beliefs surrounding the lives of butterflies. From legends to mythology, many mystical qualities are attributed to the common butterfly. However it is their radiant and colorful beauty that has brought butterfly gardening to the forefront of hobbies for people from all walks of life.
 
There are a myriad of reasons [...]

You Can Have a Mosquito Free Yard

In addition to the fact that mosquitoes are both annoying and cause some level of discomfort when you’re unfortunate enough to be the entree on their daily menu, they also carry disease which can affect the animal, bird and human populations. In order to keep the possibility of such a fate to a minimum, you’ll [...]

Gardening for Butterflies

While we humans may like our gardens because of the way they look or the inviting spaces in them, butterflies visit our gardens for their own non-aesthetic reasons: they are looking for nectar sources and larval plant foods. To truly entice these lovely creatures into our yards and gardens, we need to give [...]

Pest Control for the Vegetable Garden

One of the biggest challenges for vegetable gardeners is pest control. Anyone who has tried to keep a determined deer from eating the sweet corn knows how difficult it can be to deter animals, including insects, birds, rabbits and other wildlife from what, for them is a natural smorgasbord. From their perspective, there sit these [...]

Attracting and Caring for Hummingbirds

The oldest historical mention of hummingbirds likely dates back to the Taino Native Americans, who were reportedly the first humans to greet Columbus when he landed in America. The Taino believe that hummingbirds are the spreaders of life on Earth, and their warriors were known as Colibir, or Hummingbird warriors, because they are a peaceful [...]