Tag: pest control

Natural pest control for gardeners

Are garden pests making you nostalgic for banned pesticides? There are plenty of natural solutions for getting rid of unwanted guests in your garden.

Beautiful and sustainable Xeriscape gardens

The trend in gardening is away from high-maintenance gardens filled with imported exotics and towards drought-resistant Xeriscape gardens that are truly sustainable.

Three gardens pests to watch for

They outnumber us 200 million to one and they are waiting to eat everything in sight. In the last few decades we’ve been trying to win the war against garden pests with pesticides. It’s time to change our strategy.

Zapping our wallets but not the bugs

Who hasn’t sworn revenge while overcome by bug rage and emptied an entire can of spray trying to shoot down one pesky mosquito? But chemicals are not the answer. Can the final solution to annoying bugs come in a box? Probably not.

West Nile Virus and your backyard

West Nile virus has slowly been on the rise in parts of the U.S. and Canada. Do we need to be worried about mosquitoes and the water features in our garden?