Lawn & Garden(Page 13)

You don't need a green thumb to keep a beautiful yard. Spruce up your lawn, garden, and outdoor living spaces with these ideas and how-tos.

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Gray Squirrel finds a nut and digs it up

How to Keep Squirrels Out of Garden Beds and Potted Plants How to Keep Squirrels Out of Garden Beds and Potted Plants

15 Ways Winter Weather Damages Your Home

15 Ways Winter Weather Damages Your Home 15 Ways Winter Weather Damages Your Home

By Jennifer Noonan

How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill 16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

Three houseplants with a bottom watering bucket and watering can in a home kitchen.

What Is “Bottom Watering,” Anyway? What Is “Bottom Watering,” Anyway?

By Audrey Stallsmith

Forest in Winter From Directly Below.

Tree Eyes and Bloody Bark: Creepy Tree Features and What They Mean Tree Eyes and Bloody Bark: Creepy Tree Features and What They Mean

By Deirdre Mundorf, Linda Romano

A group of inch plants with a Plant Care 101 graphic overlay.

Inch Plant Care 101: How to Grow Spiderwort Indoors Inch Plant Care 101: How to Grow Spiderwort Indoors

A close view of a flower bed with mulch where a woman gardener kneels nearby where she has just put down her trowel.

This Is the Best Mulch for Flower Beds This Is the Best Mulch for Flower Beds

By Henry J Bravo

Mushrooms-are-glowing-in-a-bed-of-rocks-in-front-of-greenery-in-the-dark.

Sci-Fi in the Garden: How to Transform Your Garden to Reflect the “Hortifuturism” Trend Sci-Fi in the Garden: How to Transform Your Garden to Reflect the “Hortifuturism” Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

A skunk standing on a large, flat rock with plants in the background.

The 7 Best Skunk Repellents, Vetted The 7 Best Skunk Repellents, Vetted

By Tony Carrick

how to keep squirrels away from pumpkins

Solved! How to Keep Squirrels Away From Pumpkins Solved! How to Keep Squirrels Away From Pumpkins

By Nina Malkin, Gretchen Heber

Two colorful woodpeckers perch on bricks of home, pecking holes in exterior.

How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers How to Get Rid of Woodpeckers

By Bob Vila Staff

View of neighborhood with fall leaves on the ground

16 Leaf-Raking Lessons No One Ever Taught You 16 Leaf-Raking Lessons No One Ever Taught You

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff

Bright porch light at night with a swarm of flying insects around it.

Do LED Lights Attract Bugs? What All Homeowners Should Know Do LED Lights Attract Bugs? What All Homeowners Should Know

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

How to Attract Crows to Your Yard: 11 Methods That Work How to Attract Crows to Your Yard: 11 Methods That Work

A suburban front lawn with long fescue now-mow grass

What Is No-Mow Grass? (Hint: It’s Not Artificial Turf) What Is No-Mow Grass? (Hint: It’s Not Artificial Turf)

Lit carved pumpkins on grass

How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife

By Gretchen Heber, Manasa Reddigari

four-adults-sit-around-a-backyard-fire-pit-with-an-emoji-thumbs-down-overlayed

5 Reasons Why Backyard Fire Pits Are Overrated, According to a Home and Garden Editor 5 Reasons Why Backyard Fire Pits Are Overrated, According to a Home and Garden Editor

By Jenny Stanley

three houseplants hanging from the ceiling in baskets

19 of the Best Indoor Hanging Plants 19 of the Best Indoor Hanging Plants

By Audrey Stallsmith

Traeger Timberline XL Pellet Grill Review

The Traeger Timberline XL Can Make Anyone a Grilling Pro The Traeger Timberline XL Can Make Anyone a Grilling Pro

By Stephanie Cronk

Teenagers filling up watering cans with rainwater to water plants in backyard.

The Great Debate: Is It Safe to Use Rain Barrel Water in Your Vegetable Garden? The Great Debate: Is It Safe to Use Rain Barrel Water in Your Vegetable Garden?

Gloved gardener hand spreads wood ash into garden with silver shovel.

How to Use Wood Ash in the Garden How to Use Wood Ash in the Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

cardinal in tree

Curious About What Bird Species Are in Your Backyard? This App Has the Answers Curious About What Bird Species Are in Your Backyard? This App Has the Answers

By Savannah Sher

purple lilac shrub in front of suburban home

Add Color to Your Landscape by Planting These 13 Purple Shrubs Add Color to Your Landscape by Planting These 13 Purple Shrubs

By Audrey Stallsmith

Flower garden with dog

35 Plants That Are Toxic to Cats and Dogs 35 Plants That Are Toxic to Cats and Dogs

By Jennifer Noonan, Kelly Weimert

Top-down view of mature smooth spinach plant growing in garden soil

How to Grow Spinach How to Grow Spinach

By Audrey Stallsmith

mustard cover crops growing in a home vegetable garden in autumn

What Is Cover Cropping and How to Use It in Your Home Garden What Is Cover Cropping and How to Use It in Your Home Garden

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Ginger root with green sprout on a wooden background. Close up.

How to Grow Ginger at Home How to Grow Ginger at Home

By Savannah Sher, Gretchen Heber

neem oil plant with green fruit

14 Nifty Neem Oil Uses for the Home and Garden 14 Nifty Neem Oil Uses for the Home and Garden

By Steph Coelho

Young black/brown bear standing by tree in the back yard., looking into the window.

A Bear Strolls Into Your Backyard—Now What? A Bear Strolls Into Your Backyard—Now What?

By Nicole Shein

A bird flying away from the best birdhouses option

The Best Birdhouses You Can Get The Best Birdhouses You Can Get

By Jasmine Harding

The Husqvarna XCite 350 zero turn riding mower sitting on a green lawn

Can the Husqvarna Zero-Turn Mower Cut a Bumpy Lawn at Top Speed? Can the Husqvarna Zero-Turn Mower Cut a Bumpy Lawn at Top Speed?

Person harvesting peanuts from garden

How to Grow Peanuts How to Grow Peanuts

By Audrey Stallsmith

7 Types of Plant Covers All Home Gardeners Should Know 7 Types of Plant Covers All Home Gardeners Should Know

By Steph Coelho

Close view of clusters of elderberries growing on an elderberry bush

How to Grow Elderberry How to Grow Elderberry

By Audrey Stallsmith

Three types of bird feeders on a pole outdoors

12 Types of Bird Feeders Every Backyard Birder Should Know 12 Types of Bird Feeders Every Backyard Birder Should Know

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Place to Hang Bird Feeders

The Best Place to Hang Bird Feeders for Safety and Optimal Viewing The Best Place to Hang Bird Feeders for Safety and Optimal Viewing

By Sandi Schwartz

pothos plant care 101 - how to grow pothos plant indoors

Pothos Plant Care Pothos Plant Care

A person mowing a large lawn using the Craftsman Battery Riding mower

Does Craftsman’s New Electric Riding Lawn Mower Outperform My Gas Lawn Tractor? Does Craftsman’s New Electric Riding Lawn Mower Outperform My Gas Lawn Tractor?

A group of the best robotic lawn mowers tested, with the Worx Landroid M robotic lawn mower front and center

How Well Do Robotic Lawn Mowers Work? This Worx Landroid Review Answers That Question How Well Do Robotic Lawn Mowers Work? This Worx Landroid Review Answers That Question

overhead view of woman gardner tending to green vegetable plants

15 Things to Plant Now for Your Fall Vegetable Garden 15 Things to Plant Now for Your Fall Vegetable Garden

By Steph Coelho, Gretchen Heber

Crepe myrtle tree in the front yard of a traditional brick house

The 20 Best Dwarf Trees for the Front Yard The 20 Best Dwarf Trees for the Front Yard

By Savannah Sher, Lori Lovely

white suburban house with small trees and shrubs in front yard

The 12 Best Trees for Front-Yard Landscaping The 12 Best Trees for Front-Yard Landscaping

fast growing shade trees residential sidewalk lined with shady trees

22 Fast-Growing Shade Trees to Plant in Your Yard 22 Fast-Growing Shade Trees to Plant in Your Yard

By Lori Lovely, Kelsey Savage

Landscape Design Cost

How Much Does Landscape Design Cost? How Much Does Landscape Design Cost?

By Sandi Schwartz

flowers that attract butterflies - butterfly on flower

15 Flowers That Attract Butterflies 15 Flowers That Attract Butterflies

how to keep bees away from hummingbird feeders

How to Keep Bees Away From Hummingbird Feeders Without Harming Them How to Keep Bees Away From Hummingbird Feeders Without Harming Them

A person with their hand on the best gate latch option

The Best Gate Latches The Best Gate Latches

workers planted flower bulbs in town park

How to Plant Bulbs in Fall How to Plant Bulbs in Fall

By Kelsey Savage, Gretchen Heber

couple in the garden deciding what to plant in september

What to Plant in September to Make the Most of Your Growing Season What to Plant in September to Make the Most of Your Growing Season

By Amber Guetebier

how to grow jalapenos - jalapeno plant care 101

How to Grow Jalapeños How to Grow Jalapeños

By Audrey Stallsmith

12 Bulbs to Plant in the Spring for Showstopping Summer Blooms 12 Bulbs to Plant in the Spring for Showstopping Summer Blooms

perennial vegetables

12 Perennial Vegetables to Plant for Years of Fresh Produce 12 Perennial Vegetables to Plant for Years of Fresh Produce

By Audrey Stallsmith

Gardening. Female adult raking green lawn grass with rake tool on her backyard

How to Kill Grass—and Why You Might Want To How to Kill Grass—and Why You Might Want To

By Brenda Silva

gardener holding basket of squash harvest from home garden with plant care 101 graphic overlay

How to Grow Squash How to Grow Squash

By Audrey Stallsmith

Gardener hand sprinkling wood burn ash from small garden shovel

15 Secret Ingredients to Make Your Garden Grow 15 Secret Ingredients to Make Your Garden Grow

By Katelin Hill, Kelly Weimert

Woman watering garden

18 Easy Grass Alternatives for Your Lawn 18 Easy Grass Alternatives for Your Lawn

By Marisa Villarreal, Teresa Odle

The FCMP Outdoor tumbling composter set up in a yard

Testing the FCMP Outdoor Dual-Chamber Composter: Does It Live Up to the Hype? Testing the FCMP Outdoor Dual-Chamber Composter: Does It Live Up to the Hype?

The Vego Garden raised bed system in full production growing numerous garden plants

This Product Changed the Way I Garden Forever This Product Changed the Way I Garden Forever

By Debbie Wolfe

Composting 101: How to Put Kitchen and Yard Waste to Work in Your Garden Composting 101: How to Put Kitchen and Yard Waste to Work in Your Garden

By Mark Wolfe, Jennifer Noonan

Triangular shade sail in a verdant backyard

How to Install a Shade Sail How to Install a Shade Sail

The Weber Original Kettle Premium charcoal grill set up for use in a yard

Yep, It’s Still One of the Best: A Weber Kettle Grill Review Yep, It’s Still One of the Best: A Weber Kettle Grill Review

By Tony Carrick

monstera plant care 101 - how to grow monstera indoors

Monstera Plant Care 101 Monstera Plant Care 101

By Glenda Taylor

calathea plant care 101 - how to grow calathea plant indoors

Calathea Care 101 Calathea Care 101

By Glenda Taylor