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Garden Pests and Threats Gardeners Should Watch Out For

Agave snout weevils are tiny, but they can cause a lot of damage. Photo: courtesy of Nanosanchez/commons.wikimedia.org, under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Whether they live in the Northeast or the Southwest, everyone fights their own battle in the garden. As the climate changes and nature responds, plants are being put under more stress—whether from greater extremes of heat, excesses or deficiencies in rain, or even uncharacteristic cold spells. One of the other side effects may be that invasive plants not typically known in your area may be able to take root, as well as pests that typically have stayed in a lower latitude.

Below is a collection of articles on some of the threats gardeners may face across the United States this year. For further reading, check out these articles as well:

Gardening in a Changing Climate

Invasive Plants

Regional Picks: Alternatives to Invasives

 

 

Podcast: Let's Argue About Plants
Episode 171: Deer-resistant Plants  

One deer can do major landscape damage overnight, and if a herd regularly visits your garden you may feel like giving up. Although almost no plant is completely safe if…
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Keep Moth Orchids Happy and They’ll Bloom Year After Year

For many people, picking up a potted moth ­orchid (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs., Zones 10–12) is like buying cut flowers; they don’t care for the plant once it stops blooming.…
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4 Luck® Red Stripes White Variegated Clover Adds a Little Luck to Your Pots

While many gardeners might label white clover as a weed, this fast-filling, variegated selection is cute as a button in containers. With a mix of 3- and 4-palmate leaves, you’ll…

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Touring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat

You must be careful when you enter the backyard of garden designer Jeff Epping—not because you’re likely to trip on something, but because you might be dive-bombed by a pair…
Design

4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder's Garden
Podcast: Let's Argue About Plants

Episode 171: Deer-resistant Plants  
Design

Garden Tour of a Sustainable Native Plant Oasis Bursting with Fall Color
Podcast: Let's Argue About Plants

Episode 170: High-Impact Native Plants with Uli Lorimer