Browsing: Gardening

Short answer: deer rarely eat lavender. The plant’s essential oils — particularly a compound called linalool — produce a strong…

The standard answer is 24 to 48 hours — but that’s really just the rule for granular fertilizer. What you…

Coleus seeds are deceptively fragile — tiny as specks of dust, slow to sprout, and initially pokey growers. But start…

The short answer: doing it once won’t kill your lawn. Making it a habit, though, creates a real opening for…

A commercial leaf vacuum is a different animal from the bagging attachment on a homeowner’s riding mower. These machines run…

Coffee grounds can make your garden less appealing to squirrels — but only for a few days, and only in…

If wasps keep showing up at your cookouts, hovering around your trash cans, or building nests under your eaves every…

Fall—specifically September through November—is the best time to put lime on your lawn for most of the United States. The…

If you’re seeing more wasps around your outdoor spaces, you’re likely providing three things they need: food sources, water, and…

If you’ve ever walked outside to find your prized petunias dug up or discovered an unwelcome “gift” buried in your…