Aside from the usual slugs and snails that invade coastal gardens during the drippy fog days of summer, there are a host of other summer critters that love to feed on vegetables and flowers. Some are ...

Gardening is a spiritual experience where many people find peace and comfort in the turning of the soil and growing of plants. Or, it is until you find something truly horrid hiding under the dirt, ...

Cabbages are one of the easiest vegetables to grow year-round in your garden. But when it's time to harvest them, it's not unusual to find their leaves full of holes and the heads crawling with worms.

I have noticed holes in the leaves of my petunia plants and other flowers planted recently. A friend said it was probably snails or slugs. I have also noticed holes in the roots of my early planted ...

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