When creating a garden, it’s likely that most people want to make decisions that leave a positive footprint on the local environment. In an attempt to limit the use of chemical pesticides and promote ...

Q: I have a question/suggestion about your advice about aphids published March 29. I have dealt with aphids on trees, especially over the last two years on box elders and on heuchera and roses.

Aphids might not be that bad after all.

Gardens across America can turn into battlefields faster than expected when pests show up uninvited. Aphids, slugs, beetles, and caterpillars do not wait politely before they move in and start feeding ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...