Despite our best efforts to safeguard our gardens, aphids can sometimes prove troublesome. For those unfamiliar with these ...

Gardeners have been urged to plant one flower in their gardens to help prevent their blooms from being ravaged by aphids.

If it is in fact aphid damage, I’m not too worried. They don’t tend to cause more than minor foliage damage, and their populations will come and go throughout the season.

While most people believe that aphids on flowers must be fought for the blooms to thrive, the opposite is true. Discover why leaving aphids alone is beneficial.

The aphid, known scientifically as Elatobium abietinum, extracts moisture and nutrients from older needles on Sitka spruce trees, causing them to turn yellow, red, and eventually drop.