Toads consume 100 or more insects and slugs every day, so a toad house makes a great gift for a gardener who is fighting the battle of the bug. While you can always choose to purchase a toad house for the garden, they actually cost very little to make, an

It may sound surprising, but if you make your garden a welcome place for toads, you can have a bug-free yard. Simply invite toads to take up residence in your garden, and they will pay you back in spades. It's quick and easy to build a toad house—yo

Toads tend to prefer to be near lots of plants of various heights, so building your toad habitat as close to your garden beds as possible is best. You also want an area that is out of direct sunlight for a good part of the day, especially if you live in a