For whatever reason, my office has seen an explosion of homeowners bringing in branches covered in cottony maple scale. I ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

Hummingbirds – Hummingbirds need plants for shelter, shade, nesting, and food. They build their nests from spider webs (consider not knocking down those webs?), cottony leaf hairs, and silky fibers ...

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Plants can be used in the same way to cover soil and reduce the amount of sunlight reaching weed seeds. When selecting plants for prevention, look for those with a dense canopy to shade the dirt.

Realistic outdoor plants have varying shades and textures of green, brown, and gray. Avoid fake plants that have unnatural coloring leaves or phony rain droplets—as these will obviously look fake and ...

In terms of overall size, Schmidt says, one of the largest carnivorous plants in the world grows in western Africa. Growing as a liana, or a ropy vine, Triphyophyllum peltatum can reach more than ...

In addition, studies have shown coffee grounds inhibit seed-germination in certain plants, which can provide limited weed suppression, but also negatively impact some desirable plants, such as ...

In the intricate world of insects, few creatures capture the imagination quite like the flatid planthopper waxy nymph. These ...

The safest bet is to ask the store if you can take fallen cuttings; many won't mind, especially if you're shopping there anyway. And if you can't get on board with proplifting, there are other ways to ...