People who come by Poppies and Petals to pick a fresh bouquet may also buy vegetable starts grown by Badger. And visitors to Badger’s nursery and farm on Highway 116 South in Sebastopol can also pick ...

All gardens should have this herb as its easy to grow and can repel pests as small as aphids and as large as deer.

Beneficial insects that prey on these pests become more ... t picky about what they eat and will be happy in your vegetable garden or among your flowers. And they can do lots of damage.

Cultural tip: Avoid overfertilizing roses with water-soluble, nitrogen-based fertilizers, which prompts overgrowth of ...

Zinnias and tomatoes both love lots of sun and rich soil, but that’s not the only reason to grow these plants together.

Take care of your soil: Master Gardeners teach that the most important thing you can do is amend your soil. Our soil is dry ...

A. Generally speaking, old-fashioned single flowers are most attractive and nourishing to beneficial insects. Single ...

$20 at Amazon Ladybugs aren’t just lucky, they’re also considered predators and an excellent, natural way to target some common garden pests. “Ladybugs, which are beneficial garden insects ...

Whether you opt for border plantings, cascading blooms, or select a variety that’s known as a trap crop to lure harmful insects away from your precious harvest, these flowers make the perfect ...

As gardeners, we face a huge list of pests, and we need every helping hand we can get to win the battle. Applying beneficial nematodes is a very simple, organic way to combat many common garden pests.

Flowers aren’t just ornamental, they can be beneficial ... The strong fragrance deter pests that often plague Brassica family plants, the garden expert shares, so plant them with Brussels ...