Slugs are the bane of my life in the garden. Eating hostas, chewing on fern leaves and feasting on my pole beans. They are persistent pests. And when the weather is wet they would cheer if they could, ...

Greenhouse slug looking down over a wooden edge - Anatoliy Berislavskiy/Shutterstock Some forms of wildlife are a welcome sight in your garden, like helpful ...

Avid gardeners will know there's nothing more disheartening than planting summer bedding, only to find that it's become a midnight snack for slugs. These pests love damp, shady spots – and tender new ...

A gardener's nightmare might just be looking out and seeing that slugs have turned your precious greens into an all-you-can-eat buffet. These slimy critters are notorious for wrecking havoc on tender ...

Alan Titchmarsh has tried all different things to get keep pesky slugs away from his plants, admitting many methods are ...

THE UK has earned the title of the ‘slug capital of the world’. With cooler, wetter weather setting in, the pests are making ...

As we’re welcoming the warmer months with the arrival of spring, we’re also getting to one of the wetter points of the year, and this warm, wet combo is the perfect time for slugs to thrive. Each year ...

Aromatic plants, such as roses, ferns, grasses and hydrangeas, can naturally deter slugs thanks to their strong scent and textured leaves (particularly those that are fuzzy, glossy or leathery). Slugs ...

It's been claimed that placing a certain piece of food waste in your garden could help you tackle your slug problem. Head gardener at West Dean Gardens, Tom Brown, has shared tips to help us navigate ...

What unites gardeners from all walks of life? A passionate loathing of slugs and snails. Perhaps if we understood these little slimy mollusks better — their lifecycle, their tastes — we’d learn to ...