Garden Pest Defender aims to help you keep pests from invading your garden. However, we prefer to do it in an eco-friendly way. The fine folks at First Saturday Lime have similar goals and a great lineup of related products. You might not like specific insects to be in your garden, but there’s plenty of … Read more
There are some plants out there that are very unpleasant to look at, can be toxic if ingested, and dangerous if touched. We like to call these “scary plants.” We are pretty sure that we would never plant any of these in our garden, but you should be educated about them just in case you run into … Read more
Plain and simple, gardeners hate weeds. That’s because they tend to kill off the plants you’re working so hard to grow by sucking all the nutrients out of them. Plus, they’re often super persistent, so it’s tough to get rid of them in one full swing. Here at Gracious Gardening, we’ve put together a list … Read more
We enjoy the visual splendor of many beautiful plants and flowers in our homes and gardens. The last thing we are thinking about is whether they are dangerous plants or not. After all, how can a delicate, innocuous thing of beauty ever hurt anybody? But the truth is, there are many common indoor and outdoor … Read more
Some wildlife is beneficial for your garden, but some are considered garden pests. They have a nasty habit of attacking your plants when you least expect it. They’re annoying, and threaten the health of your plants. Knowing what to look for though can be hard for some beginner. So here are a few symptoms to … Read more
Saving the outdoor plants Having big beautiful plants outside brings so much life to your home. Keeping them healthy and thriving for a long period of time does take work and persistent. My grandmother always had a yearly routine for her outdoor plants and she stuck to it year after year after year. Many of … Read more
When you have worked so hard to create a beautiful lawn, it is always hard to accept that there will be problems along the way. Suddenly you see brown patches that were not there earlier. What could be causing such an issue? You water your lawn frequently but the brown patches never go away. There … Read more
The dampwood or Termopsidae termite is the largest of all the termite species. It ranges in size from 1/3 inch to over a ½ inch in some cases. Due to its large size, it causes more damage to wood and wood structures than its cousins, the subterranean and drywood termites, and is a serious economic … Read more
It’s one of the most frustrating situations to encounter: You work hard in your garden to yield a crop that will feed you and your family, and just as suddenly as the fruit blossomed and yielded a plentiful harvest after the moths come and eat away at it. Can you stop this? Not everyone wants … Read more
Garden pests can be pretty nasty. They’ll come into your space when you least expect it and start to slowly destroy your plants. Sometimes your plant beds can even be dug up. It seems as if all of the slugs and snails are mounting on full-scale attacks to only leave your plants in tatters once … Read more