Residents may have noticed thick, fuzzy white specks floating in the air this week. No, it’s not snow — the culprit is the ...

The calendar says fall, but the thermometer isn’t always on the same page. Late September into early October is that funny in-between season where the tomatoes still think it’s summer, the nights ...

East Texas is experiencing a surge in woolly aphid populations, with the pests becoming a common sight across the region. The increase in woolly aphids, often mistaken for fungal growth or ash, is ...

Tending to a houseplant is therapeutic and has benefits for our physical and mental health. But it can be more than a little ...

With the onset of late summer’s cooler nighttime temperatures and shorter days, staghorn sumacs ( Rhus typhina ) are among ...

Green lacewings are highly beneficial to your garden's ecosystem, keeping populations of aphids and other pests under control for healthy plants.

If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Monday, August 4, 2025, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, I’ll ...

Question: Pink rain lilies are growing in some of our neighborhood and I would to add them to my yard. What is the best location for the bulbs? Answer: Select a lightly shady to full sun location for ...

Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ornamentals, trees, shrubs, and houseplants. Because they reproduce quickly and have multiple generations per ...

Arricca Elin SanSone is a lifestyle and garden writer whose work has appeared in many national publications including Prevention, Country Living, Veranda, The Spruce, PureWow, and others. One day your ...

Alaska is huge, and most of us tend to concentrate on the big things she offers. However, there’s some really incredible stuff happening on a much smaller scale that we often ignore. Yes, I am getting ...