Q: Squirrels are getting into all of my mother's flower pots and window boxes. They're uprooting all of the plants to the point where she has NOTHING left in them. She has put out red pepper flakes, ...

“How do I keep squirrels out of the plants in my flower pots?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Stacey Lauderdale of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gardening expert Melinda Myers says, “Squirrels are often ...

There’s nothing worse than finding freshly planted flowers and bulbs dug up in the morning. While rats, foxes and cats could be the culprits, squirrels are also known to dig up plants in containers, ...

We're all for creating a home for wildlife when gardening, but while you might want to encourage seemingly cute critters like chipmunks into your backyard, they can actually be surprisingly ...