Potent herbs like basil, mint, sage and rosemary are great for topping spaghetti or making mojitos, but their scent stops insects like house and fruit flies from coming near.

Aphids often appear just as rose buds start to form ...

Aphids explode in numbers from March; stop greenfly quietly draining your plants now with fast, gentle tactics that protect UK gardens and their wildlife.

Gardeners are being urged to get rid of a common garden pest which can cause untold chaos in your garden or greenhouse this ...

With their numbers dwindling, experts share top tips for attracting house sparrows to your garden and helping them thrive.

Roses pair beautifully with a wide range of annuals, perennials, shrubs, and vines. Some rose companions provide contrasting color, texture, or form, while others fill visual and temporal gaps in the ...

You can use this non-toxic pest control method on all kinds of plants ...

Colorado State Extension says late-winter applications of hort oil are potentially useful against these pests: aphids that curl leaves in spring; caterpillars that overwinter as e ...

Aphids are little, soft-bodied insects that can suck the life out of your fruit trees. Here are some tips to prevent them ...

Cabbages are easy to grow, but have many pests. These are the best companion plants that repel cabbage pests and a few veggies you shouldn't grow with cabbage.

Woolly aphids may be to blame. These insects suck sap from healthy plants and leave a sticky substance behind. They can be ...

Ladybugs are a common sight in healthy gardens, but if you start to see a swarm of them it's easy to get concerned. Here's what it really means.