Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and ...

Plant herbs and flowers like dill, thyme, nasturtiums, and marigolds near your cabbage. "Bug-repelling plants can deter ...

The early bird may get the worm, but that's not all good news for birds.

Earthworms don’t often get the credit — but should — for their important role in the garden and beyond.

Earthworms have a reputation for being helpful in the garden, and they usually are, but there are unexpected problems ...

Along the way, it fuels up on bacteria and tiny fungi in the soil and leaves, sucking them in with its mouth. Every earthworm has some non-negotiables: Must breathe through iridescent skin.

Once green worms are visible on rose bushes, you have several options for control. Because they generally don’t cause permanent damage to roses, a small batch of rose slugs can simply be ignored.

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are "good for the soil". Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated ...

We’ve all seen them wriggling around in the soil or crawling across the sidewalk after a heavy rain. The humble earthworm is ubiquitous and has largely enjoyed a positive reputation as one of nature’s ...

As leaves change color and drop to the ground this fall, consider leaving them on the ground, where they'll provide a habitat for insects and produce fertile new plant soil.

In heavily affected areas, up to 30% of beech trees are killed within seven years of contracting beech leaf disease.

Due to the presence of non-native earthworms in leaf litter near shallow-rooted sugar maples, they have altered the soil composition and caused some of those trees to die, Hadly said.