The Bulb That Repels Squirrels
Ill.: clipartbarn.com & flyclipart.com, montage: laidbackgardener.com Squirrels are cute … when they’re not eating our freshly planted spring bulbs! AndContinue Reading
Category: Harmful animals
Christmas Balls to Keep Birds Off Tomatoes
Hang red Christmas balls from your tomato plants to confuse hungry birds. Ill.: pluspng.com, www.freeiconspng.com & www.tomatodirt.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog DoContinue Reading
Garden Myth: An Eggshell Barrier Will Protect Against Slugs
A very popular gardening myth claims that coarsely crushed eggshells are very sharp and that slugs would tear their bodiesContinue Reading
When Bunnies Aren’t So Funny: Rabbits in the Garden
I must confess: I don’t have rabbits in my garden. In fact, there are no rabbits where I live. Hares,Continue Reading
Controlling Moles in the Garden
Early spring is mole season. The little tube-shaped insectivores with their tiny eyes, invisible ears and broad digging feet preferContinue Reading
Finally, A Slug-Killing Hosta!
At the Vietnamese Hosta Society annual symposium held last week in Ho Chi Minh City, hosta hybridizer Ngày Nói D?i launchedContinue Reading
Deer Resistant Hedges
Question: We have a cedar hedge about 100 ft. (30 m) long at the back of our lot, but the deer prettyContinue Reading
Pack Snow Down to Control Voles
All you need to do to create a vole barrier is to pack snow down around susceptible trees and shrubs.Continue Reading
When a Woodpecker Knocks
Downy woodpecker drumming on siding. Source: Wes Clark, www.youtube.com Question: I have a problem with downy woodpeckers. They have been bangingContinue Reading
Avoid Squirrel Problems by Planting Bulbs They Hate
Squirrels just love tulip and crocus bulbs… and gardeners just hate squirrels! Source: www.kyforward.com To the horror of gardeners, squirrels love freshly-planted tulipContinue Reading