Effective slug-repelling plants include alliums, mint, chives, garlic, fennel, foxgloves, geraniums, roses, ferns, grasses, and hydrangeas. Winter is the ideal time to plan your spring garden layout, ...

You just planted a tidy row of tiny broccoli in your garden. But when you head outside the next morning, you discover the foliage is full of weirdly-shaped holes—and some of the seedlings are gone!

Slugs. Ugh. These pests are no gardeners’ friends, leaving slimy trails and eating holes in leaves as they go. Slugs can devour seedlings overnight, eat the petals off flowers, and leave ugly holes in ...

Say goodbye to slug and snail damage by growing these plants that slugs hate Herbs like garlic, thyme, and peppermint help keep slugs away when grown nearby or used in sprays. Flowers like marigolds, ...