Getting your garden ready for fall might seem like a lot of work, but it's one of the best investments you can make for next ...

According to Julian Palphramand, head of plants at British Garden Centres, the most common mistake in garden irrigation is failing to separate your system into zones based on plant type, sun exposure, ...

Stink bugs eat plants and huddle inside your home during winter. Here are expert tips for how to get rid of stink bugs and in ...

The driest spring on record has made this a great year for insects, which thrive in warm weather. But this is especially the ...

The bright contrast of yellow and black on a spider may make it look very scary, but most do more good than harm. Here's how to identify friends and foes.

As well as their good looks, umbellifers are also famously attractive to a diverse range of pollinating insects ...

Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...

Though technically not insects, spiders are vital to a garden’s ecosystem. Known for their circular webs and bold yellow-and-black bodies, Argiope spiders catch flies, grasshoppers, and other ...

Hoverflies look like small bees, but don’t sting—and they’re excellent pollinators. I recently learned their larvae are also natural predators of aphids, thrips, and other small garden pests.

Hoverflies look like small bees, but don’t sting—and they’re excellent pollinators. I recently learned their larvae are also natural predators of aphids, thrips, and other small garden pests.

Anyone really selfish enough to want butterflies and baby birds without tolerating caterpillars?

June kicks off an active period for garden pests. Learn more about five common garden pests that arrive in June and how to get rid of them naturally.