Slugs are the bane of my life in the garden. Eating hostas, chewing on fern leaves and feasting on my pole beans. They are persistent pests. And when the weather is wet they would cheer if they could, ...

Adding slug-repellent plants to your beds and borders can be a smart choice in any planting scheme. After all, waking up to discover that beloved plants have been devoured by slugs during the night is ...

Experts share chemical-free ways to eliminate the slimy pest. In small numbers, slugs can help decompose organic matter and ...

Seattle — Hostas come in all different colors, shapes and sizes and make a perfect addition to a shady part of your Pacific Northwest garden. Gardening expert Ciscoe Morris shows New Day Northwest how ...

There are 22 species of hostas, all of which are commonly used as ornamental foliage in various types of gardens, especially as ground cover. Hostas can also cover dying foliage from nearby companion ...

The third week of January means just one week until the start of the gardening season with the first indoor home and garden show beginning Jan. 29 and running until Feb. 2 (visit ...

All this rain, last week’s hail storm and an abundance of voracious slugs have been disheartening for many readers with newly planted vegetables and flowers. The hail storms were hit and miss in our ...

What unites gardeners from all walks of life? A passionate loathing of slugs and snails. Perhaps if we understood these little slimy mollusks better — their lifecycle, their tastes — we’d learn to ...

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I also hope you had something on the table from your garden. I had a head of cabbage in the high tunnel that I made cole slaw with. We usually make a sweet ...