Guide

Humane badger removal in a garden means stopping food sources, securing access, and using exclusion fencing within local law.

Aphids in garden beds are best controlled with water blasts, soap sprays, and predator-friendly habits used in the right order.

To remove an ant nest from the garden, target the colony with bait or a soil drench and fix the food source that attracted the ants.

To remove ants from a garden, use outdoor baits, cut off honeydew, and treat nests only if they harm plants.

To clear ants from garden beds, use slow-acting baits, fix food sources, and treat nests only when needed for lasting control.

To clear an overgrown garden, map it, cut back, remove roots, and restore soil with staged replanting.

To clear algae on garden gravel, scrub, rinse, treat with a labeled moss-algae cleaner, then fix shade and drainage to prevent regrowth.

To move a garden spider egg sac, keep it attached to its silk or stem and secure it to a similar outdoor spot without crushing the casing.

To reline a garden pond, empty it, remove the old liner, add underlay, fit the new liner with seams sealed, then refill and replant.

To introduce ladybugs outdoors, set them out at dusk on aphid-covered plants after misting foliage, and keep them chilled until release.