This photo shows the beginnings of serious damage by cabbage loopers. As soon as you see the first holes in the leaves, apply Bacillus thuringiensis as the biological worm spray or dust.

Monheim lays a tarp atop the lawn to put soil on while digging ... the area for your island garden surrounding the shrub in the fall, lay brown paper followed by cardboard on the area, water ...

Insect populations will be on the rise. Aphids love all the tender new growth on shrubs and trees. Citrus are especially ...