Insects

  • A close up a a lavender garden

    On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants

    Numerous commercial mosquitoes and insect repellents contain hazardous chemicals that are toxic to children and pets; avoid them if you can. To help, we…

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    Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe Choices

    Did you know that home gardeners have been utilizing homemade insecticidal soap for an extended period? Historically, fish-oil soap was the prevalent solution for…

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  • Young plants growing through holes in garden sheeting

    How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Mulch In The Garden

    The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well…

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  • A tree with white flowers in full bloom, attracting aphids

    Aphids and Pest Control – Treat Them Correctly

    As a pest control technician and business owner, I have found that every year, at least one insect has a boom in population.  Last…

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  • A close up photo of a red Canna Lily flower

    How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…

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  • How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower

    The Forget Me Not flower, by any other name would not be so sweet to gardeners, nor would the other numerous little blue forget…

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  • Ways to Protect Your Garden in Harsh Heat

    Summer is a season that is harsh for not only for humans but also for plants and crops. The scorching heat and dehydrate the…

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  • Gray-black Warbler (Setophaga nigrescens)

    During this season, we have a large number of visitors at the Vallarta Botanical Garden from the winter territories of Canada and the United…

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  • A patch of Solidago rugosa plants

    Rough-stemmed goldenrod

    Rough-stemmed goldenrod is a herbaceous perennial with rough leaves that can grow up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall. The majority of its leaves…

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  • Herbs hanging in kitchen to dry

    How to Dry Herbs

    While freshly picked herbs produce the best flavours, there is always an abundance that cannot be used in a single season. The next best…

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  • golden alexander yellow flowers with a butterfly feeding

    Golden Alexander Is an Early Bloomer

    Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) is an important early source of pollen and nectar for newly emerging bees and other insects. It is an early spring…

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  • A hand inthe process of deadheading a rose

    Deadhead Flowers For More Flowers!

    Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants.…

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    Rhodora

    Rhodora is a thin, erect-branched shrub that seldom grows taller than 3-4 feet. This small northern shrub has stunning blooms that appear before or…

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  • A single flower of a yellow giant hyssop

    Yellow Giant Hyssop Quick Growth Guide

    Yellow Giant Hyssop grows quickly to reach heights of 3 to 8 feet. The bigger, lower leaves can grow to be as huge as…

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  • Monarch butterfly on rough blazing star

    Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies

    Monarch butterflies are superb pollinators, and if they are fed plants they enjoy, they will pollinate your entire garden. Butterflies require two kinds of…

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  • Peace lily in a container by a window

    Peace Lily Care – Spathiphyllum Plant

    More than 30 different types of plants belong to this group along with dozens of hybrids. They are native to tropical areas of the…

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  • Four colourful coleus plants

    Care and Use Colorful Coleus Plants

    Coleus is ideal for anyone who wants color in a hurry – in the garden, around the patio or as an indoor plant. There’s…

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  • Person Holding a Bromeliad Red Flower

    How To Grow And Care For Bromeliads Plants

    You may be surprised to know that pineapples are a type of terrestrial bromeliad, and they have a quite complex root system. They grow…

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  • Young lemons growing on their vine

    How To Grow Lemon Trees From Seed

    There is something about the fresh smell of a flowering lemon tree. Lush, dark green, oval leaves shining in the sunlight. Their fragrant, white…

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  • Tropical Dracaena trifasciata plant growing near wall with Give Love text

    Janet Craig Dracaena: Low Light Houseplant

    Dracaena Janet Craig has been a favourite indoor workhorse for decades, often used as a floor plant in interior conditions or mass planted in…

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  • A mound of white Diatomaceous earth

    Diatomaceous Earth Keeps Insects Away

    Insects are all at once the friend and the foe of the gardener. Beneficial bugs help with pollination and can help to keep the…

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  • A big leaf showing significant plant disease with discolouring and molds

    Top 5 Plant Killing Diseases and Protections

    Plant diseases can ruin your day! If you have several ornamental or edible plants in your garden, it’s a good idea to have a…

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  • purple and white calibrachoa flowers in white ceramic vase

    How To Grow And Care For Calibrachoa – Million Bells

    You’ve seen the Calibrachoa, a tender perennial commonly known as “Million Bells.” You’ve enjoyed this plant in the nightshade family filling containers and baskets…

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  • A Woman Pruning a Tomato Plant

    How to Prune Tomato Plants

    It’s simple…. You’ll get the greatest yield when you learn how to prune tomato plants. Growing tomatoes is somewhat akin to growing bonsai. It…

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