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Know Your Virginia Beach Beneficial Bugs

By Lynn Walker | Updated: May 27, 2025

For decades gardeners have cast disapproving eyes on most creatures that crept, crawled, or buzzed in the backyard. That’s changing […]

By Brenda Ryan | Updated: May 10, 2022

It’s said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. But if you have a yard and a home, you […]

By Janine Caayao | Updated: August 7, 2026

The best shade trees to plant in Jacksonville include crape myrtle, winged elm, hophornbeam, and live oak. See sizes, sun, and care.

By Teresa Joaquim | Updated: May 27, 2025

Thanks to balmy summers and mild winters, the Virginia Beach area is bursting with exceptional native tree species. Narrowing the […]

By Lynn Walker | Updated: April 4, 2025

The very symbol of Florida – the palm tree – is under vicious attack by a disease that threatens to […]

By Brenda Ryan | Updated: May 27, 2025

It can be hard to say goodbye to a tree. The value they add to the landscape and your property […]

By Adrian Nita | Updated: December 11, 2024

Ahhh, Orlando! It’s the happiest place on Earth—or at least home to the world’s most famous mouse. But with so […]

By Janine Caayao | Updated: April 4, 2025

Although adding trees to your yard is a great way to spruce it up, some trees are better off not […]

By Francesca Singer | Updated: May 27, 2025

Many of us live closer to our neighbors than we’d like — and sometimes the view leaves a bit to […]

By Taha Javed | Updated: April 4, 2025

The hardiest trees for Dallas are those trees that are able to survive even in the region’s most adverse growing […]