Anyone who spends time in the garden knows the frustration of finding plants nibbled or leaves dotted with bugs. Sometimes, it feels like pests show up out of nowhere, but often, it’s the little ...

March feels fresh and full of promise, but trouble already crawls through the garden long before flowers fully open. While ...

Here are this month's questions from Houston-area gardeners: Q: We recently took down a pine tree and had the stump ground down. May I use the remains as mulch for my flowerbeds? I am not sure if pine ...

Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Christophe Lehenaff Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ...