Abelias first came to the United States in the early 1900s from eastern Asia and Mexico, and they have been garden favorites since that time. These are sturdy plants that grow best in full sun to part ...

Deer have an aversion to plants that are overly fragrant, fuzzy, thorny, or poisonous, explains Alex Kantor, owner at Perfect ...

Bambi is adorable. Until she starts chewing on your roses or chowing down on your azaleas. The truth is that as suburbia has spread, deer have to go somewhere. And that could be your garden. You may ...

Question: Have you ever heard of any home gardener growing their own garbanzo beans in the Willamette Valley? Are they suitable for growing in our climate? Answer: Yes. Last fall I stumbled upon the ...

Q: I would like to know which shrubs are deer-resistant, and maybe rabbit-resistant, too. Also slow-growing. I have two 35-foot sections of fence that have raised beds in front of them. A: You used ...

Nursery technician Elizabeth Coss inspects one of five new pest-resistant grape rootstocks at Foundation Plant Services. Five new grape rootstocks that are resistant to nematodes and phylloxera -- two ...

Eloisa Vendemiatti, a postdoctoral researcher, and Vagner Benedito, associate professor of biochemical genetics, observe tomato plants at the WVU Greenhouse. They’re working to develop an ...

Scientists are developing a pest-resistant eggplant, which is expected to be the first genetically engineered food crop in South Asia. The engineered eggplant expresses a natural insecticide derived ...