Gardeners tend to be smitten with hummingbirds. They plant hummingbird-friendly plants such as salvia, trumpet creeper and cardinal flower in hope of luring the feathered helicopters. After all, ...

A number of things can stand in the way when it comes to you growing the best tomatoes in your garden, including not providing enough sun, not watering frequently enough, disease, and pests. One such ...

Question: I have been seeing many caterpillars in my garden with a small horn on the tip of the body — they are black and yellow. What is this insect? Will it damage my garden? Answer: White-lined ...

Q: Last week, I had a new bug in our yard where we have many flowers along the edge of our lawn that looked like a giant bee or a small hummingbird but without a bill. My uncle, who has gardened for ...

It is not at all uncommon for me to see some fairly interesting things on my regular morning walk down to my Thinking Chair. I do my best to remember to scan my surroundings as I mosey along, but I ...

Q: Since June, we've had three pair of hummingbird moths in our garden. One even landed on my hand. They loved our monarda, which is done blooming. Our summer phlox that they switched to is now ...

Jan. 6, Inez Hatam, St. Augustine Shores, called to report sighting a hummingbird or hummingbird moth at the flowers of a woodbine vine in her yard. This occurred during the recent period of freezing ...

Only after a second or third look will you realize that the little hummer gathering nectar from your flowers is not a hummingbird. It is a moth. With the hovering flight, diminutive size and similar ...

Sunday is the last day of National Moth Week. Moths are typically active at night and attracted to white or light-yellow flowers that readily reflect the glow of the moon. I am not a night owl, so ...