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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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A person is pushing a lawn mower on a lawn to shred leaves for mulch.

Why Mulching Leaves Is Better Than Raking Them Why Mulching Leaves Is Better Than Raking Them

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Someone spreading rocks over the best landscape fabric option

The Best Landscape Fabrics for Weed-Free Gardening in 2024 The Best Landscape Fabrics for Weed-Free Gardening in 2024

By Heather Blackmore, Timothy Dale

Best Fertilizer Spreader

The Best Fertilizer Spreaders of 2024 for a Healthier Lawn, Tested The Best Fertilizer Spreaders of 2024 for a Healthier Lawn, Tested

Man pushing wheelbarrow full of weeds from garden.

Can You Compost Weeds? Experts Weigh In Can You Compost Weeds? Experts Weigh In

Nasturtium growing in a home garden.

This Might Be the Ultimate Companion Plant for Your Vegetable Garden—and It’s a Cinch to Grow This Might Be the Ultimate Companion Plant for Your Vegetable Garden—and It’s a Cinch to Grow

By Audrey Stallsmith

Two houseplants alongside ingredients needed to make homemade plant food.

Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Best Outdoor Pizza Oven Options

The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens for Pizzeria-Quality Pies at Home, Tested The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens for Pizzeria-Quality Pies at Home, Tested

By Stacey L. Nash, Tom Scalisi

Best Squirrel Traps

The Best Squirrel Traps for Keeping Pests at Bay in 2024 The Best Squirrel Traps for Keeping Pests at Bay in 2024

By Tony Carrick

A garden full of flowering shrubs with a wooden cabin in the background.

13 Flowering Shrubs for the Most Eye-Catching Home Landscape 13 Flowering Shrubs for the Most Eye-Catching Home Landscape

Eight of the Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener on a garage floor

The Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpeners of 2024 for a Healthier Lawn, Tested The Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpeners of 2024 for a Healthier Lawn, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

A close up portrait of a striped chipmunk in a colorful bed of flowers.

DIY

How to Get Rid of Chipmunks How to Get Rid of Chipmunks

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Best Ear Protection for Mowing

The Best Ear Protection for Mowing and Comfort in 2024 The Best Ear Protection for Mowing and Comfort in 2024

A modern single-level home with green lawn and nice landscaping.

Do You Need a Landscape Warranty? Do You Need a Landscape Warranty?

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Outdoor Faucet Options

The Best Outdoor Faucets of 2024 for Watering and Backyard Maintenance The Best Outdoor Faucets of 2024 for Watering and Backyard Maintenance

By Tony Carrick

The Best Grass Seed for Overseeding Options

The Best Grass Seed of 2024 for Overseeding in Spring The Best Grass Seed of 2024 for Overseeding in Spring

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Solar Bird Bath Fountain Options

The Best Solar Bird Bath Fountains of 2024, Tested The Best Solar Bird Bath Fountains of 2024, Tested

By Jasmine Harding, Glenda Taylor

Person holds a trowel that contains granules of plant fertilizer.

What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean? What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

Person wearing gardening gloves pulls hosta plants apart.

How to Split Hostas How to Split Hostas

By Steph Coelho

Two shelves of potted plants at a home improvement center, with a "Clearance" sign hanging from one shelf.

The Year’s Best Plant Bargains Are On Now—But Read This Before You Buy The Year’s Best Plant Bargains Are On Now—But Read This Before You Buy

By Deirdre Mundorf

Best Grass Seed for Florida Options

The Best Grass Seed for Florida’s Lawns, Reviewed By Bob Vila The Best Grass Seed for Florida’s Lawns, Reviewed By Bob Vila

By Savannah Sher

The Best Fertilizers For St Augustine Grass Options

The Best Fertilizers for St. Augustine Grass, Reviewed by Bob Vila The Best Fertilizers for St. Augustine Grass, Reviewed by Bob Vila

By Glenda Taylor, Savannah Sher

DIY

8 Gazebo Plans for Building a Shaded Hangout in Your Yard 8 Gazebo Plans for Building a Shaded Hangout in Your Yard

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Sprinkler Valves

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By Glenda Taylor

A person's hand is touching ground cover plants.

8 Edible Ground Covers for Foodscape Gardens 8 Edible Ground Covers for Foodscape Gardens

By Lauren Landers

Dynaming Solar Post Cap Light on fence post

The Best Solar Post Cap Lights for Your Deck or Fence in 2024 The Best Solar Post Cap Lights for Your Deck or Fence in 2024

By Zach Lazzari, Timothy Dale

Blackstone griddle at a campsite in front of orange tent

The Best Blackstone Grills of 2024 for Sizzling Good Food The Best Blackstone Grills of 2024 for Sizzling Good Food

By Tony Carrick

Two zero gravity chairs on grass near a river

The Best Zero-Gravity Chairs of 2024 for Ultimate Relaxation, Tested The Best Zero-Gravity Chairs of 2024 for Ultimate Relaxation, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Beth Cranston, Stephanie Cronk, Michelle Larson, Paul Rankin, Carol Benton

Close up view of a cricket on a wood table.

How to Get Rid of Crickets How to Get Rid of Crickets

By Brenda Silva, Bob Vila Staff

Sustainable hardscaping in a residential outdoor space with a retaining wall, stairs, and a permeable stone pathway.

Strategic Hardscaping Can Make Your Outdoor Space More Sustainable—Here’s How Strategic Hardscaping Can Make Your Outdoor Space More Sustainable—Here’s How

By Sandi Schwartz

japanese garden with moss lawn and large rocks surrounding a small stream with bonsai trees near rocks

How to Grow a Moss Lawn—and Why You Should How to Grow a Moss Lawn—and Why You Should

By Lori Lovely, Updated by Eleanor Chalstrom

Finch on a white window sill looking toward house.

What to Do If a Bird Flies Into Your House What to Do If a Bird Flies Into Your House

By Marisa Villarreal, Bob Vila

A dad squats next to his toddler daughter and helps her rake leaves into a pile while doing household chores outdoors together on a cool Autumn day.

17 Types of Rakes Every Homeowner Should Know 17 Types of Rakes Every Homeowner Should Know

By Jennifer Noonan, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A built-in grill outside next to some plant pots

The Best Built-In Grills for Backyard Barbecuing in 2024 The Best Built-In Grills for Backyard Barbecuing in 2024

By Tony Carrick

8 of the Best Weed Killer for Flower Beds Options sitting on table

The Best Weed Killers for Flower Beds of 2024, Tested The Best Weed Killers for Flower Beds of 2024, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

A Long-tailed Tit is standing on a branch of blackberries.

12 Ways to Keep Birds from Eating Your Garden Berries 12 Ways to Keep Birds from Eating Your Garden Berries

Woman wearing gloves planting a garden on a sunny day.

30 Low-Maintenance Plants for Your Easiest Garden Ever 30 Low-Maintenance Plants for Your Easiest Garden Ever

By Bob Vila Staff, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Outdoor table set with dishes, iced tea, corn, and rolls

The Best Grill Tool Sets of 2024 for the Best BBQs The Best Grill Tool Sets of 2024 for the Best BBQs

By Tony Carrick

Group of Lightweight Garden Hoses inside a turquoise garden cart

The 7 Best Lightweight Garden Hoses, Tested The 7 Best Lightweight Garden Hoses, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Timothy Dale

Turn Your Fire Pit Into a Griddle

Turn Your Fire Pit Into a Griddle With These Hot Accessories Turn Your Fire Pit Into a Griddle With These Hot Accessories

By Jasmine Harding

Grill on the garden, close-up.

How to Start a Charcoal Grill How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, Tom Scalisi

Mature woman in blue shirt prunes a tomato plant.

Pruning Tomato Plants: 6 Mistakes Most First-Time Gardeners Make Pruning Tomato Plants: 6 Mistakes Most First-Time Gardeners Make

By Lori Lovely, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A close up of phorid flies.

DIY

How to Get Rid of Phorid Flies in 7 Steps—Even If You’ve Tried Everything How to Get Rid of Phorid Flies in 7 Steps—Even If You’ve Tried Everything

By Kaytlyn Smith

A big tomato hornworm eating a tomato plant at night, illuminated by a blacklight flashlight.

This Is the Secret to Getting Rid of Tomato Hornworms Naturally This Is the Secret to Getting Rid of Tomato Hornworms Naturally

By Lauren Landers

A woman in denim overalls sprays her garden using a pump sprayer.

Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe: Kill Garden Bugs Naturally Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe: Kill Garden Bugs Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the Best Portable Grills on a lawn before testing.

The Best Portable Grills of 2024, Tested The Best Portable Grills of 2024, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi, Andreana Lefton

Woman wearing yellow rubber gloves sprays weeds in her driveway.

How to Make Weed Killer: 6 Methods That Are Both Natural and Effective How to Make Weed Killer: 6 Methods That Are Both Natural and Effective

By Glenda Taylor, Manasa Reddigari

The Traeger Tailgater Portable Wood Pellet Grill set up on a patio for testing.

The Best Traeger Grills of 2024 for Smoking and Grilling, Tested The Best Traeger Grills of 2024 for Smoking and Grilling, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Stephanie Cronk, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

Multiple soil test kits lined up on a table

The Best Soil Test Kits of 2024, Tested The Best Soil Test Kits of 2024, Tested

By Glenda Taylor

A cute groundhogs sits in a field of grass and flowers.

How to Get Rid of Groundhogs Effectively and Humanely in 8 Steps How to Get Rid of Groundhogs Effectively and Humanely in 8 Steps

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary, Evelyn Auer

Possum vs. Opossum

What’s the Difference? Possum vs. Opossum What’s the Difference? Possum vs. Opossum

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary

A person holding a head of cabbage just harvested out of a home garden with a graphic overlay that says plant care 101.

How to Grow Cabbage for an Early Fall Harvest and Winter Storage How to Grow Cabbage for an Early Fall Harvest and Winter Storage

By Audrey Stallsmith

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

13 Beautiful Ways to Style a Backyard Pergola

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By Manasa Reddigari

A Tennessee warbler perches on a feeder.

5 Weird Things From Your Kitchen You Can Feed to Backyard Birds 5 Weird Things From Your Kitchen You Can Feed to Backyard Birds

By Deirdre Mundorf

A group of friends playing a Cornhole bean bag toss game in a backyard of a home.

10 Lawn Game Trends for Backyard Fun 10 Lawn Game Trends for Backyard Fun

By Deirdre Mundorf

Several wasps are flying around and crawling on a large wasp nest hanging on a home.

10 Places to Check for Wasp Nests Right Now 10 Places to Check for Wasp Nests Right Now

By Savannah Sher

Aerial view, depicting man wearing straw hat and check shirt, watering a colorful flowerbed on his garden lawn.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July

By Bob Vila Staff

Young Australian native Laughing Kookaburra perched on a bird bath

Are You Putting Your Bird Bath in the Wrong Place? Are You Putting Your Bird Bath in the Wrong Place?

By Savannah Sher

A person holding a bunch of okra harvested from a home garden.

How to Grow Okra in Your Home Garden How to Grow Okra in Your Home Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials

The Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials for Under $1,000 The Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials for Under $1,000

By Hannah Selinger

A French drain in a grassy yard.

How Much Does a French Drain Cost? (2024 Guide) How Much Does a French Drain Cost? (2024 Guide)

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer

Food sitting on cast iron grates of Weber E-310 grill

Our Favorite Grills Are On Sale at Lowe’s Right Now—Starting at Just $179 Our Favorite Grills Are On Sale at Lowe’s Right Now—Starting at Just $179

By Stephanie Cronk

Mother pushes young son through a summertime vegetable garden.

What to Plant in July to Get the Absolute Most Out of Your Garden What to Plant in July to Get the Absolute Most Out of Your Garden

By Lauren Landers

Yellow and white awning on a white building

The Best Retractable Awnings of 2024 for Your Deck or Patio The Best Retractable Awnings of 2024 for Your Deck or Patio

By Jasmine Harding