Insecticides and Herbicides: How, When and Where to Use Them

Spring is coming and many of us are looking forward to green yards, lush flower gardens and the vegetables for our tables. Gardening is a balance between beneficial plants and those that feed on what we grow to view and eat. Herbicides, insecticides and broad-scale pesticides are there for a very good reason: They're created to keep our plants healthy and available for our use, but they can cause havoc on our land.