Insects and Wildlife

  • Trades made

    Trades made

    Last week I introduced you to my neighborhood’s Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) conundrum: Choose between synthetic or organic treatments for… Read more

  • Garden trade-offs

    Garden trade-offs

    It started with a question posted to our neighborhood forum: “Looking for a company to treat our landscape for pests.”… Read more

  • Choices echo over time

    Gardeners are quick to claim Thomas Jefferson as one of our own. An ardent horticulturist, Jefferson sought plants with economic… Read more

  • A foe we can see

    A foe we can see

    I’ve grown weary of living in fear of things I can’t see. Happily, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture is… Read more

  • Wrath

    Wrath

    Two things incur Kit’s wrath when it comes to gardening: certain wildlife and nurseries that sell the wrong plants. Continue… Read more