Pest Patrol

Natural Ways to Eliminate Ants in Your Garden

While cleaning out the front garden this week, I ran into a biting obstacle… ants. It was an interesting yoga move trying to balance above the busy nest reaching the weeds while avoiding the ants. And while I prefer to leave ants where they are, these have to go. Now I need to decide on ...

Preventing Pests with Essential Oils

It’s a frosty morning with windchill temperatures well below zero, so it’s no surprise that some creatures prefer to come inside to live with us for the winter. A month ago the box elder bugs made their appearance, although not nearly as thick as in some areas of the region, and more spiders are definitely ...

When are deer beneficial in the garden?

Talking with a friend this week about his native plant landscape, he commented how he would welcome deer into his yard to prune the plants like they would be in nature. After battling deer all summer and practically running into them during walks in the neighborhood at any time of the day anymore, it really ...