Yard and Garden News

Native plants are a great addition to any landscape. They are adaptable, provide a wide diversity of color, bloom time, form and texture, and they benefit important pollinators and other insects and animals.

There are many common insect pests that show up each year in our vegetable gardens. Now is a great time to plan ahead with some preventative management strategies.

Let’s strive for no-pesticide landscapes in 2021. There are many non-chemical ways to reduce and even eliminate insect pests, diseases and weeds in yards and gardens.

Herb gardening is one of the easiest and oldest types of gardening. As garden plants, herbs are kind and forgiving and grow well under conditions that other plants would find difficult.

Because the rusty patched bumble bee is so uncommon, researchers haven’t been able to observe nesting behaviors for over 25 years. But that has begun to change.

Extension's new guide to cover crops recommends plants that are well suited to various windows of time during a vegetable rotation for gardeners and farmers alike.

Grubs? Animals? What's causing this lawn to die?

Spring is a great time to divide many of our favorite herbaceous garden perennials. Find out how often to divide perennials and which ones you just shouldn’t divide.

New podcast features Extension Forestry and Horticulture faculty talking about spring care for your trees, yards and gardens.

Strawberries are a great choice to fill your pots, planters, hanging baskets, or even window boxes, as long as you choose the right type of strawberries.