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Rats are more likely to invade gardens in winter, preparing for the cold by chewing on plants for food and digging up ...

Bringing home a lavender plant is exciting, but before you pop it into its new home, follow this rule to ensure your lavender ...

Rats will be more likely to come into gardens from November to begin preparing for winter which means they will chew on ...

Snails and slugs dislike sand, lime, and ashes, so the next time you have a wood braai, apply ash to the base of plants under threat.

The oil of citronella has long been touted as a mosquito repellent. That said, does growing the plant in your garden do ...

One of the most popular smart solutions to mosquito control is the use of ultrasonic mosquito repellers. These gadgets emit ...

Your garden can be a natural pest control system with a few plants. This one, in particular, will also give your garden an ...

Insects and mites can rapidly develop into high populations on indoor plants. Many are quite small and go unnoticed until a ...

Flesh-eating bacteria that are carried by mosquitos and cause skin ulcers have been found in Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast, prompting warnings from authorities that it could spread through ...

A mass of glossy oval leaves on tree-like branching stems, the money plant (Crassula ovata) is one of the most distinctive indoor plants. It is prized in China and across the globe by practitioners of ...

This is because the rodents love to feast on seeds, berries, and certain plants ... Taste repellents like Ro-Pel are more reputable than coffee grounds when it comes to keeping chipmunks away. If you ...