Aphids are small black flies that suck the sap from your plants, and if your garden is infested with them, here are five ...

There are over 500 species of aphid in Britain, and come in a variety of colors, though green and black are among the most ...

Hang the feeder in a quiet spot close to the plants and flowers these feathered fairies already enjoy, but not in a spot that ...

What flowers or plants can I plant to attract hummingbirds?  —Bruce Palmer, Algonquin Seeing a hummingbird is always a ...

“Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden” by Jessica Walliser – Focuses on using beneficial insects, including pollinators, to create a healthy, thriving garden ecosystem.

The researchers reviewed over 400 previous research articles on flowers and insects and investigated how much bees and ...

Finally, some flowers adopt particular shapes, like tubular corollas or trap-like petals, which force the insect to come into contact with the reproductive organs, ensuring pollen transfer. This ...

In spring, flowers on overwintered kale attract and feed bees. In summer, bees flock to blue borage blooms, California poppies, rosemary, lavender and thyme. All these grow in and around my ...

ABLER pens than mine will probably reply to Mr. Mott's letter in NATURE, vol. x. p. 503; but if not, may I be permitted to point out that the facts therein adduced, as not harmonising with the ...

The simple hack is this: deadheading your flowers. The logic is simple – deadheading your blooms prolongs the flowering of ...

Like dill, annual marigolds, especially French marigolds, are often grown as companion plants in food gardens to attract beneficial insects and keep pests at bay. Not only do these plants appeal to ...

Q. I would like to perk up the appearance of my vegetable plots this year by adding flowers as edging plants and in small groups tucked into corners, but I am looking for flowers that will be ...