Animals like squirrels, chipmunks, and deer often thwart gardeners' efforts by digging up or eating flowering bulbs. To deter digging pests, gardeners can use chicken wire, plant more bulbs than ...

Of all the different ways to get rid of squirrels, one that isn't as well known is a fungicide called thiram. Commonly used in commercial agriculture, this chemical works by creating a very unpleasant ...

A squirrel standing on its back legs directly facing the viewer from among a garden bed - Kmgs Photography/Getty Images Squirrels are cute when they are not wreaking havoc on your yard. Besides the ...

If your plan is to plant daffodil bulbs in October for beautiful blooms in spring, you might want to consider how to mitigate potential disruptions. There are a number of reasons why fall-planted ...

Squirrels are opportunistic rodents that look for the easiest way to consume their next meal and that includes your seeds, bulbs, and plants. Once all the easy-to-access food sources are depleted, ...

If you ever wondered why squirrels are so infuriatingly effective at thwarting every garden solution you can come up with, just remember they have existed for 35 million years. In comparison, our ...

Years ago when our son was just a tot, my wife organized an Easter egg hunt for the neighborhood kids. She dutifully filled a bunch of those brightly colored plastic eggs, each with a coin or two or a ...