10 Neat Things Archives

About Ladybugs

1. Coccinellidae. There are about 5,000 species of ladybug worldwide, but only three species go after plants and they are

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not?

The folks at diys.com have looked at what folks are posting on Pinterest, and here are the top 10 garden

1. To prune or not to prune: when and how. Shrubs often need pruning to keep them well-shaped and under

1. It’s a berry. A strawberry isn’t, a raspberry isn’t, but a banana is a berry, botanically speaking. So are

1. Dyngus Day. Pussy willows were a player on Easter Monday or Wet Monday, a Polish celebration also known in

1. What every good compost pile needs. Nothing can happen to a compost heap unless it has carbon (brown and

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

1. The point. Horticulturists refer to plants by their Latin names for reasons far beyond being snobbish (though the occasional

1. Plants feed the world. Only plants know how to change the energy of the sun into digestible, edible protein