I have spent a good amount of time this spring searching my yard for insects. I have a new book in the works with Timber Press about beneficial insects and am shooting many of the pictures myself.
I’m having a mental war with a rabbit. So far the little devil has eaten two different plantings of broccoli and cabbage to the nub, feasted on innumerous strawberries, sacked my lettuce crop, and chomped the carrot greens to the ground.
I've never had the bad skin reaction to poison ivy, but I'm a goat, so I'm not susceptible to it. Humans are, however. Here's what causes it and how to avoid it.
In addition to getting the veggie garden planted, I've also filled my patio containers with a mixture of herbs, tropicals, succulents and annuals.
