While snakes can make for a unique pet, they can certainly be pests outside of that environment. They can have a painful bite, they can disturb your pets, and they can generally be troublesome if they get onto your property. Because of this, there is a good chance that you will want to make sure …
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If you have a garden in your backyard, nothing tells you that it’s thriving more than the appearance of bright red strawberries. When strawberries are red and the leaves are green, this is a good indication that you’re doing something right. Unfortunately, many people also find that their strawberry leaves are turning brown and this …
Many, many people enjoy caring for plants and flowers, such as lavender. However, there might come a time when your lavender begins to wilt or droop and you might not know why. One of the hardest parts of caring for plants is figuring out why a plant is responding badly to the care that it …
It can generally go without saying that termites are something that nobody really wants to deal with. Not only are they incredibly unsightly, but they can wreak havoc on the structure of your house as well. Trying to clean up and repair this damage can take a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. Because …
When you have a garden or worked hard to create your own landscape around your home, you already know you are at the mercy of insects and bugs of all kinds as well as animals, big and small. Some are hard to deal with, but luckily, cats are not in that class. There are plants …
It doesn’t matter what type of flower, shrub, or tree you plant in your yard, each one has its own characteristics and requirements for reaching their growth potential. Trees are a little more of a challenge because they could be fine for a long period of time and then suddenly something is wrong. Maple trees …
Fencing is usually the go-to method to prevent animals ruining your vegetable garden, flowers, and shrubs. The downside is that it makes your garden private and restricts views. For anyone living in a rural setting with gorgeous scenery stretching as far as the eye can see, you’ll want to keep animals out of your garden, …
An aloe plant is one of those plants that you love to have around. Besides being nice to look at, it has an important function that will make you feel that no home should be without one. What Is an Aloe Plant? Native to the Arabian Peninsula, in the south-west area, the Aloe Vera plant …
A peace lily drooping is usually an early sign of a watering problem. More often than not, the problem is feeding the peace lily too little water, rather than too much. However, that’s not always the case as there can be more going on at the roots of the plant that your eyes can’t see. …
It’s frustrating to see the foliage of your geraniums yellow. When it does, the obvious question you’ll be asking is why are my geranium leaves turning yellow? There’s a half-dozen reasons this can happen. The first and not so obvious is you aren’t growing a true geranium. It may be a zonal pelargonium which grows …