Asian lady beetle
Multicolored Asian lady beetles, or ladybugs, are beneficial, but you might not think so when they swarm your back porch …
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June 2009
Eastern tent caterpillar
There are several kinds of caterpillars that spin webs in trees, but you’ll see Eastern tent caterpillars and their webs …
Slide show: Clay-loving plants
Most plants have trouble growing in clay soil. But adding enough organic matter to improve the situation can be back-breaking …
Columbine sawfly
These larvae of a non-stinging wasp have green heads and bodies without stripes or spots.
Creative staking
Sooner or later, you’re going to have a floppy plant that needs some help standing tall.
Japanese knotweed
This extremely invasive weed has simple medium-green leaves and spike-shaped pale-green to white flowers in summer.
Small space…big splash
You don’t necessarily need a big space to make a big impact. But you can make your garden look larger …
Slugs
These creatures can be ¼ to 6 or 7 in. long, and may be gray, orange, yellow, brown or black, …
Iris
Just about everyone has grown iris at some time. But if you’ve noticed yours aren’t blooming like they used to, …
Blackspot on roses
In spring small black spots appear on the leaves, and occasionally the stems, of roses.
