One of the things that attracts mosquitoes most is excess moisture, which is why you're likely to spot them if you have a garden pond. For this reason, it's best to avoid overcrowding your pond with ...

If you've got a bowl of leftover pistachio shells from snacking, don't throw them away! Put them to good use deterring pests in your garden. Here's how.

Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...

You can attract blackbirds and other ground-feeding birds by scattering some seed and installing a low-platform feeder.

IRISH households have been warned of “larger than usual swarms” of flying ant activity in the coming weeks. Every summer ...

As I read the plaques in the Garden of Healing, I thought it would be a fun project to compare the content with reality.

From St John’s wort to vitamin D, the range of over-the-counter supplements for mental health support and wellbeing continues ...

Deeply water vegetable gardens and container plants as needed, especially during hot weather. For containers, check soil ...

In many languages, the ladybird is called “little cow”, and in Irish the insect is called “Bóín Dé”, or God’s little cow.

Moss can be an irksome problem at it slowly creeps between the blades of grass and turns your lawn into a patchy, uneven ...

Most insect pests have natural predators. I feel compelled to write about this topic about once a year, because I abhor ...