Garden and Landscaping Tips

If your plant looks like it’s struggling—yellowing leaves, weak growth, branches that just aren’t thriving—but you can’t spot any obvious “bugs,” you may be dealing with one of the sneakiest pests in the garden: scale. Scale insects don’t look like typical insects. A lot of the time they look like little bumps, waxy dots, or […]

If your plants suddenly look dull, dusty, or just “off”—and you’re seeing tiny yellow speckles on the leaves—you might be dealing with one of the fastest-moving troublemakers in the garden: spider mites. The frustrating part is how easy they are to miss at first. Spider mites are tiny, and by the time the damage is

If you’ve ever noticed little white, fuzzy clumps on a plant and thought, “Is that mold… or lint… or what?”— there’s a good chance you’ve found mealybugs. Mealybugs are one of those pests that can sneak in quietly and then suddenly feel like they’re everywhere—especially on houseplants and tender new growth. The upside: once you

Ever notice squiggly, winding “scribbles” inside a leaf—like someone took a tiny marker and doodled all over your plant? That’s not a weird disease, and it’s not a nutrient issue. That’s usually the calling card of leafminers. Leafminers are sneaky because they don’t just chew on the outside of a leaf like many pests. They

If your lawn suddenly has patches that look wilted, spongy, or like they’re giving up—even though you’ve been watering—there’s a good chance you’re dealing with lawn grubs. Grubs are one of those problems that can feel mysterious because the damage happens underground. You don’t usually see the pests… you see the results: thinning grass, brown

Caterpillars are one of the biggest “wait… are we mad about this?” garden pests out there. On one hand, they’re the future butterflies and moths—kind of magical, honestly. On the other hand… they can also turn your favorite plant into lace overnight. That’s why caterpillars get the full Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde treatment in