WE may well be seeing lower slug and snail numbers this summer thanks to colder weather in winter and the recent dry spells.

Western Massachusetts experts from Full Circle Food Pantry Garden and Springfield's Forest Park offer advice on tomato care, ...

Three key factors (including a diversity of particular plants) are the recipe for drawing hummingbirds into your summer yard.

Scientists and local volunteers are participating in a BioBlitz in Louisville. It’s an effort to document every kind of ...

These swallows peck at the ground for food or fly over to the bird bath for a sip of clean filtered water or fly over to another tree. At times these curious and inquisitive swallows land on the very ...

Don’t let biting bugs keep you from enjoying your outdoor spaces this year. Instead, scatter plants that keep mosquitoes in ...

Foxglove beardtongue is an easy-to-grow native plant that tolerates deer, rabbits, drought, clay soil and dry soil, making it ...

Soaring summer temperatures can take a toll on garden plants. Discover heat-tolerant perennial plants that thrive despite ...

Tiny holes in your cabbage leaves were likely made by cabbage white caterpillars. Here's how to get rid of them and keep them ...

They're surprisingly fuzzy. Each wing looks like a mini-masterpiece of stained-glass art, in orange, black, and white.

“They have smaller flowers so butterflies with tiny proboscides can reach the nectar,” she said. “Butterfly bush (Buddleja) ...