Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pa. garden. The pests got there first. “It was slug city,” says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned the ...

This toad has been eating bugs and slugs in my yard all summer. Last week I found it in my green house, which is 55 degrees F. Should I put it outdoors in a hole? Also, what kind of toad is he/she?

Healthy, well-maintained gardens invite all kinds of wild guests. Some, like uninvited varmints, can do a lot of damage. Even beautiful, welcome birds can sometimes take a toll on fruits and other ...

While chatting with some friends in a garden recently (socially distancing with face masks, of course) someone mentioned how excited he was to see a garter snake in his garden. He went on about how ...

Eliminate pests and garden insects by learning how to attract toads to your garden for insect control. Originally published in 1983. The dog may be “man’s best friend” . . .but if that person is a ...

If plants could talk, what would the toad lily say about its name? Certainly, it's peculiar, as is the bloom of this woodland perennial. Yet the toad lily is a bewitching beauty in the fall garden.

I had toad lilies in my former garden and miss them. They are orchid-like flowers that bloom late summer and early fall. Here’s what Smithfield Gardens perennial expert Ann Weber says about them; ...

Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pennsylvania. garden. The pests got there first. "It was slug city," says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned ...

Healthy, well-maintained gardens invite all kinds of wild guests. Some, like uninvited varmints, can do a lot of damage. Even beautiful, welcome birds can sometimes take a toll on fruits and other ...