Hover flies often swarm around people and even land on them,presumably looking for moisture and salts on our skin. These small flies are bright yellow and black in color and are often confused with sweat bees or a yellow jacket wasps but rest assured that these are flies and not bees. Ho...
There are many cultivars available, so check that the eventual height and spread is suitable for the size of garden. Given the glorious scent of lilac, it’s worth putting it close to somewhere that the sweet smell can be appreciated. In a border next to a patio or bench, with a ...
What is the best time of the year to plant a tree? It’s best to plant trees when they are dormant. This is when plants are not actively putting on new growth. In the UK this is usually from October through to March, when we have cold weather and shorter days. At this time of ...
hosta. To discourage deer, use fencing or motion-sensitive sprinklers. Speak to your local garden center about odor-based sprays and deer repellents; the deer will taste the distasteful repellent first. Here’s anexample.
The San are not the only people to include bees in their myths and stories. According to Egyptian mythology, bees were created when the tears of the sun god Ra landed on the desert sand. The Hindu love god Kamadeva carries a bow with a string made of honeybees. Bees and their hives ...
wonderful additions to a wide variety of settings. They are equally at home in a cutting garden or mixed perennial bed as they are in a rock garden or a naturalized creek bed. They can be formally planted in a parterre garden section or potted up casually in a steel drum on the patio....
I have an infestation of these calm-type Mud Daubers..they are coming down in to my Apt. through the heater somehow..I am using vinegar to discourage them..I trap and take them back outside. There are too many coming in..I think they will spray the roof venting.. ...
Consider ‘Charles Joly,’‘Sensation,’ or ‘Old Glory’ for the landscape if you’d like to discourage the disease from spreading in your yard. Bacterial Blight Initial symptoms of Bacterial Blight include brown, water-soaked spots on the leaves. Another moisture-related lilac disease, ...
Keep mulch back from the tree trunk by about a foot to discourage rot. Thinning and pruning orange trees Prune an orange tree only when necessary. Citrus trees bloom and fruit on new growth; removing new growth reduces the harvest.
I like having my herb garden right out my patio door. It ensures that I will be more likely to use them than if I have to trudge to the garden to get them. Growing sage in pots Sage growing works well in containers, inraised garden bedsand in normal garden beds. Outdoors in most ...