Image via Wikipedia Garden Pests. If we could garden without any interference from the pests which attack plants, then indeed gardening would be a simple matter. But all the time we must watch out for these little foes little in size, but tremendous in the havoc they make. As human illness may often be prevented by healthful conditions, so pests may be kept away by strict garden cleanliness. [...]

Dealing with Garden Pests While tending to my own garden, I have found that one of the most frustrating things that can happen to a gardener is to walk outside to check on your plants. It’s just a routine walk to make sure that your garden is thriving, but you end up finding holes in all of your plants that looked fine only hours before. The explanations for some of these plant-destroying [...]

Cover via Amazon Which Ones are the Weeds? I have always wondered who ever determined what was a weed and what was a flower. There are some delightful looking weeds that increase in the garden even when we don't need them to be there. I guess the best explanation of what represents a weed, and what represents a flower is, a weed is a plant that's growing somewhere that it shouldn't be. [...]

Image via Wikipedia Getting Rid of Garden Pests There are many different types of pests that can ruin your good work in the garden. The most common are insects and they can destroy a garden in a very short time if left to their own devices. Even the neighbour's cat can be a pest if it is always using your garden as a toilet. Birds can be another reason for concern if they are eating your [...]

Image via Wikipedia Diseases in the garden can spread more readily in damp conditions so you need to be careful when working in your garden during the damp season not to transfer disease from one plant to the next. If you discover any diseased parts on your plants slice them out and discard them in the rubbish. If the plant is too far-gone to recover then remove the whole plant but [...]