Debi Holland explores some alternative ways to deter garden ‘pests’.
Pests, weeds and diseases
How to tackle garden weeds
Love it or hate it, weeding the garden is something that needs to be done. Martyn Cox shares his hard earned experience in his new series for beginners.
Japanese knotweed
If you’ve heard the horror stories about Japanese knotweed you might want to know how to identify it and whether it’s really as bad as everyone makes out?
Keeping box plants healthy
There’s a natural and exciting way to protect your box topiary, box hedges and box plants from the box moth caterpillars.
Be clever with garden box
If your box plants are struggling, we might have the answer to your prayers.
Pest patrol
Walking your garden for five to 10 minutes on a regular basis means you can stop pests like aphids and slugs getting out of control and becoming a problem.
Kinder Garden pest control by Richard Jackson
Occasionally gardeners are faced with problems that need some attention. Here at Richard Jackson Garden we try to find kinder, cleaner but effective ways to garden.
How to Get Rid of Slugs in The Garden
The slug is one of the nation’s most-hated garden pests. Jean Vernon guides you through various methods of safe, wildlife friendly controls.
What is garden biological control?
If you use nematodes to control slugs or vine weevils, or let the birds eat your garden bugs, then you’ve already discovered biological control says Jean Vernon.
Ladybird larvae
The black and orange ladybird larvae are a strange sight to see in the garden, but they are a gardener’s friend – devouring a massive amount of bugs before pupating in summer and emerging as ladybirds.
Honey Fungus
Keep an eye out for the dreaded honey fungus. Pippa Greenwood shares her wisdom on identifying this most terrifying garden fungus.
Leatherjackets
Leatherjackets cause havoc in lawns, eating the roots of grass. Pippa Greenwood has some good tips for ridding your lawn of these pests.
Potato and tomato blight
Pippa Greenwood offers a timely reminder to be on the look out for the dreaded tomato and potato blight
Rosemary beetle
Look out for the rosemary beetle – a psychedelic shiny, stripy purple and green metallic beetle – on rosemary, lavender, sage and thyme plants.
Box blight
Pippa Greenwood offers some sage advice against the troublesome box blight.
Chafer grubs
If your lawn is being dug up by badgers or attracting birds, you may have chafer grubs feeding on the roots. Find out how to get rid of these lawn pests.
Whitefly in the greenhouse
If you’re met by a cloud of tiny white flying insects when you go into your greenhouse, it’s probaby glasshouse whitefly. Act now to get rid of these pests.
Powdery mildew
Powdery mildews have got to be just about the most widespread fungal problem in gardens. There are many types but the name of powdery mildew is given to them all and the symptoms and treatments are often very similar, regardless of the plant that’s being attacked. The fungus causes a white or pale greyish powdery […]
Ants in the garden
There are over 50 different ant species in the UK, most of them pretty well go unnoticed but there a few which can cause a fair bit of grief to gardeners.
Vine weevil
Vine weevil alert: look out for the vine weevil this spring. Get to grips with the most hated garden pest with Pippa Greenwood’s advice.
Harlequin ladybird
Look out for the Harlequin ladybird in your garden this year, these garden pests are slowly moving northwards.
Cabbage white butterfly
There is one type of caterpillar that most gardeners dread; the cabbage white. Its favourite host plant for laying eggs are cabbages.
Aphids
Watch out for aphids on your plants this spring. This common garden pest can cause a big problem for gardeners, sucking sap from plants.
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