Moles in the Garden: How to Get Rid of Them or Not
Early spring and sometimes autumn, after heavy rains, mark periods of high activity for moles. These insectivorous animals (no, it’sContinue Reading
Category: Harmful animals
Answers to Your Questions: Mothballs Against Voles?
Question I’ve got voles on my lawn and I’d like to get rid of them. A neighbor advised me toContinue Reading
Juicy Fruit Gum to Control Moles: The Debate Continues
I recently noticed a few unpleasant replies to my father, Larry Hodgson’s, article Garden Myth: Juicy Fruit Gum to ControlContinue Reading
The Beaver: Friend or Foe?
Cute in cartoons, rarely seen in the wild, our beloved beaver is a renowned landscape architect. It’s one of theContinue Reading
A Plant that Repels Cats and Dogs?
Sometimes you’ll see plants that are that are supposed repel cats and dogs and keep them out of the garden due to their repulsive smell. ThisContinue Reading
Voles Beware!
If there’s one animal that seems harmless, it’s the field mouse, or rather, the eastern meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), aContinue Reading
Revisiting the List of Deer Resistant Plants
When I do my conference tour in the various horticulture and ecology societies in Quebec, as soon as I moveContinue Reading
Earthworms: Friend or Foe?
Chances are, if you’re an outdoor gardener, you come across lots of earthworms during the summer months. Little ones, bigContinue Reading
Deer: Friend or Foe?
I feel like I’m going to start a debate with my topic of the day! Already, when I talked aboutContinue Reading
Groundhogs Garden Too!?
I hesitate to praise the groundhog. Most of the time, they are gardeners’ worst nightmare, who struggle to cope withContinue Reading