May and June are glorious times in the garden; if you’re a rose lover, it’s when most roses are at their peak of bloom. Nothing quite like a bush with beautiful blossoms framed by healthy green ...

It’s no secret that gardeners battle with insects in their flower gardens every year. In rose gardens, the bristly rose slug can be a nemesis, often leaving gardeners confused as to why their roses ...

Q: I hope you can help me with a pest that is chewing up my roses. It is a small, caterpillar-like animal. I was told it is not a caterpillar but a crawler and thus does not react to BT. This seems ...

I’m getting a bumper crop of these fuzzy wild strawberries. Are they edible? These aren’t edible. They aren’t even strawberries. They are an entirely different species passing for strawberries. Indian ...

03:02, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Updated: 08:08, Thu, Oct 9, 2025 Roses are quite vulnerable in autumn as many are still growing flowers, and they can easily become damaged or not grow properly if you do not ...

I understand it may be blight. The plants are completely dead. I planted Better Boy and Beefmaster varieties this year. I have heard there is danger of spreading this disease if the plants are not ...

Along the central and northern California coast, a certain rose has been blooming like crazy—the Hopkins’ rose nudibranch, a type of sea slug. Adorned with a spray of bright pink appendages, the slug, ...