Posts Tagged: Landscape - General

Bay Area gardens thrive with beneficial insects, like lacewings

The natural world is truly incredible. Thousands of good and bad bug varieties inhabit our yards, landscapes, and gardens. If we don't interfere too much,...

Love ’em or hate ’em, snakes are good for your garden

Some 45 of my Master Gardener friends and I recently went on a field trip to Berkeley's UC Botanical Garden and Alice Water's Edible Schoolyard. And, yes, we...

How to cope with Japanese maple dieback

I've had questions recently from friends about problems with their prized Japanese maples. Unfortunately, maple dieback seems to be a common problem of late...

Grubs in the garden: friends or foes?

Are grubs friends or foes? That really depends on where they are, how many you have, and your tolerance for creepy-crawlies in your garden. White grubs are...

Why bees swarm and what you should – or shouldn’t – do about them

This is the time of year you might spot the beautiful, majestic dance of the honeybees Although a huge, moving, whirl of bees may surprise and alarm you...

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