Instead of relying on chemical treatments, try hand-picking pests off vegetable plants, or thwart garden marauders with fruit protection bags, floating row covers, and pest-repelling companion plants.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
There are 10 others — a bear, dragon, fox, knight, lion, marauder, mustang, red panda, watchman and wolf — that will be narrowed to a final three via a public voting process that ends Friday.
From pirate treasure hunts that send kids racing around the resort with maps and clues to a sandcastle concierge stocked with shovels, pails, and tools for building elaborate beach creations, the property makes family vacations feel surprisingly stress-free.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Tweens and teens can also try knot-tying, help raise the sails, play pirate games, and visit the bridge.
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Ashlea Halpern,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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