Pest Patrol

Tips to Keep Lemon Verbena Over the Winter

I’m not always the most organized person in the fall, but this year I managed to dig up the lemon verbena plant that grew beautifully this summer. But as lemon verbena often do, it dropped its leaves in protest. I was ready to chuck it, but my husband saw a few tiny sprouts on the ...

Why are needles dropping on the evergreens?

As the world greens up, it’s time to assess the health fo the trees around us. In my walks I noticed some of the evergreens stripped bare of needles at the end of their branches. I thought I better investigate to find out why are the needles dropping on the evergreens. Naked pines The pine ...