Poinsettia – Choosing the Best One

Examine the tiny yellow-green flowers at the ends of the …

Ground bee identification

One of the benefits of experience is knowing when something …

Tent Caterpillar Wine

The image above is not a tent caterpillar (see image …

Pollinators – Housing For

Many landscape plants depend on bees and other insects to …

Argiope – Spider ID

Remarkably large garden spiders are often seen in fall. They …

Wildlife – Attracting

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

Deer Control – Resistant Plants

Judging from the messages I’ve received from gardeners in Big …

Pyrethrin Insecticide – Homemade

Taken from http://www.comfycountrycreations.com/bugspray.htm

The dried, powdered flowers of the pyrethrum …

Pine Beetles – Diagnosis and Control

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Dogs – Landscaping for

If you have a dog or dogs, you know the …

Saddleback Caterpillars

Saddleback caterpillars are one to one and a half inches …

Wildlife – Attracting with Fruit Trees

Rick Hindman recently sent me an e-mail requesting information on …

Avoiding Stings

Dr. Paul Guillebeau is a writer, father and professional entomologist. …

Ticks – Identification and Control

Ticks engender a strong get-it-off-me response because they can suck …

Carpenter Bee vs Bumblebee – Identification

S. M. e-mailed to ask what is the difference between …

Southern Pine Beetle

Several kinds of beetles ferociously attack drought-weakened pine trees in …

Mole – Control

Moles live underground and seldom venture out of their burrows. …

Hummingbirds – Not Appearing

This August, 2009 article by naturalist Charles Seabrook in the …

Crapemyrtle – Which is the Right Way to Prune

There are many opinions on which is the “correct” way …

Magnolia – Care

Magnolias are fast growing trees and grow well in Georgia …