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Basics of Garter Snakes and How They’re Good for the Garden

Some snakes are good for the garden. This article focuses on a common one, the garter snake, so you can learn to identify and make peace with it. It’s best to internalize this information because a snake encounter in the garden is always a surprise. You’re focused on weeding or checking your plants, maybe you […]

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Important Things Ladybugs Want You to Know (An Exclusive Interview with a Ladybug)

They’re cute, colourful little beetles that eat pests who destroy vegetable farms and gardens, but beyond that, what do you really know about ladybugs? I sat down with a ladybug recently to get answers to the age-old question, “what should you know about ladybugs?”  What this ladybug revealed might surprise you. Maria (M): Ladybug, thank

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