Q. Do you know of anything that will deter armadillos from digging in flower beds? I have heard society garlic will repel snakes. Is there any truth in this? A. You could set up a live trap (or traps) ...

When making a flower bed from a lawn, if I use Roundup to kill off the lawn, how soon is it OK to plant? I've also heard it's OK to dump few inches of compost directly over the dead grass and skip ...

I spent the weekend digging in the dirt and trying to find the zen-like state that gardening seems to inspire in those with thumbs as green as shamrocks. With children in the background, my zen is ...