Apply insecticides, especially grub control, to your lawn. Check with your local university co-op extension service (find yours here) to learn the right time to do it in your area. Moles may go ...

Unlike bees, wasps don’t store food for the winter and the majority of wasps die off when temperatures fall below freezing.

Deer have an aversion to plants that are overly fragrant, fuzzy, thorny, or poisonous, explains Alex Kantor, owner at Perfect ...

It has been a warm fall season so far and I am enjoying working in my garden. There is no frost in the weather forecast, so I ...

Send a cool-season lawn into winter at the low end of the healthy mowing range. Kentucky bluegrass or fescue is best maintained at a height of 2 to 4 inches. At the final mowing of the season, cut it ...

Smaller landscape shrubs are prone to damage from deer, rabbits and voles (field mice) feeding over winter. The best defense ...

Ensure your peach trees thrive through the winter for a successful spring with these tips. We've got the scoop on what to do ...

Occurring worldwide, short-eared owls are found everywhere in North America within their preferred habitats of open grassland ...

Red-breasted nuthatches, like the one hiding seeds under the white pine’s bark, typically stay in cold climates. They employ ...

Last Sunday, we planned to rake up our leaves into a larger holding pile to use for winter composting. The wind had other ...

Every homeowner will deal with underground critters at some point. Eliminating them means identifying them first.

Winter conditions can be brutal on landscape plantings, even mild winters. Properly preparing landscape plants can help ...