As winter approaches, get your trees and shrubs protected before it’s too cold. Wrap those trunks with tree wrap to protect ...

Plant trees and shrubs at least 6 to 8 weeks before the expected first fall frost. Water new trees and shrubs regularly and ...

Preventing deer injury to plants is a definite challenge. Advice always starts with “Plant species less desirable to deer.” Sounds easy, but there is rarely a reliable deer-proof, plant list. What ...

Most of us who garden have a love-hate relationship with deer, affectionately referred to as the “hooved marauders” or some other term I can’t write here. Try as we might to keep them out of our ...

Spring has sprung across eastern Iowa, which means more plants for the deer to feed on. There are some things you can do to help protect your plants from deer. You can find those tips below: Consider ...

Several weeks ago we listed four o'clock, Texas mountain laurel, primrose jasmine and vincas as landscape plants that were not eaten by deer. I had one gardener respond that the four o'clock blooms ...

MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters to avoid placing deer stands in or near ash trees as they ...

Deer do eat pumpkins when they get the chance. Here's how to stop them. Many garden pests will eat pumpkin plants and fruit, but deer damage is quite distinct. While rodents such as squirrels may chew ...