In the year 2020, COVID chased us out of our work places and out of our fun places. So we dutifully covered our faces to cover all the bases, washed our hands to meet all the demands, and kept our distance to continue our existence. But wait...we did NOT socially distance from the insects.
Sorry, contrary to popular opinion and Western lore, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is NOT a reindeer. He's a mantis. A masked mantis. And Santa Claus does not DRIVE a sleigh. The jolly ol' gent RIDES a mantis. A masked mantis.
Our conclusion to this series on Garden Design Basics leads you through the final steps needed to create your new landscape. Eager as you may be to get your plants into the ground, this ultimate preparation phase is as important as all of the others.
"Spiders are everywhere," Professor Jason Bond told the crowd at his April 2019 town-hall presentation at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on arachnids.
To Start: I hope this finds you safe, well and (reasonably) happy. Next: Yes, no posts here for a while . . . This is not because I was sick or without computer access. It was because I was lazy.
Yes, monarch butterflies qualify for the Endangered Species list. But no, we can't protect them because we don't have the money. That's the gist of what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) said today.
Wintertime can slow work in the garden to a halt. Cool and rainy weather is not conducive to being outside and typically slows the growth of everything except the fescue or rye you have planted in your lawn.
Winter is the perfect season to enjoy all the warmth and comfort of our favorite soups. Included in this issue are three soups that you can cozy up to. The Egg Roll Soup recipe brings together all the irresistible egg roll flavors we love. Clearly, it offers a great selection of topping options.
Just four chores per month, one per week, to consider this wintery season. Hopefully, there are enough pleasant winter days to get them accomplished. January Ideas ONE Plant a bare root rose or fruit tree if there is room in the landscape.
Welcome to this special interval in our series on Planting Design Basics. Before diving into our final installment, Is my yard ready to plant?, let's explore how to develop an appropriate list of plants for your newly designed yard.
