There are numerous natural ways to go about it without hurting them ...

A single night of spring rain can transform a quiet garden into a slow-moving feast. Leaves that looked flawless yesterday ...

You just planted a tidy row of tiny broccoli in your garden. But when you head outside the next morning, you discover the foliage is full of weirdly-shaped holes—and some of the seedlings are gone!

Q: What would have caused all these holes in my hostas’ leaves? Snails? A: Yes, either snails or slugs. They’re pretty much partners in crime. Hostas are their favorite food. And, making things worse, ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over a thin layer of slime that they produce to ease their way. Snails carry a ...

If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas or other broad-leaf garden plants, you may be dealing with garden slugs. These soft-bodied pests can be found in shady, moist gardens, and ...

This hosta has been damage by garden slugs, evidenced by the irregularly shaped holes in between the leaf veins which have very smooth edges. If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas ...

Warm days start stretching longer, flowers push green shoots through soil, and excitement builds about fresh tomatoes, roses, ...

With March now here, many Brits will be looking forward to warmer weather and a bit more sunshine. But there's some bad news if you're keen to get gardening. Specialists at Lodi warn that rising ...

It seemed to reduce leaf consumption by 48%.

Slug damage costing farmers an estimated £43.5m a year could soon be tackled with the help of high-tech imaging capable of spotting the pest in real time.