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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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Mother pushes young son through a summertime vegetable garden.

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A stepping stone path in a garden in surrounded with flowering creeping thyme.

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A group of the best rototillers on a lawn before testing.

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The 18 Best Yeti Cooler Alternatives That Are Cheaper—But Just as Good

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Cutting grass with orange lawnmower.

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Backyard with lawn chairs and dry, dead grass.

The Best Drought-Resistant Grass for Dry Summers The Best Drought-Resistant Grass for Dry Summers

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A group of recently harvested parsnips on the soil in a home garden.

How to Grow Parsnips in Your Home Garden How to Grow Parsnips in Your Home Garden

A photo from a short distance away of a very large tree supporting the best tree swing option

The Best Tree Swings of 2024 for Kids and Adults The Best Tree Swings of 2024 for Kids and Adults

Pink climbing roses bloom in a cottage-style garden.

The 12 Best Climbing Roses for Your Garden Trellis, Arbor, or Pergola The 12 Best Climbing Roses for Your Garden Trellis, Arbor, or Pergola

By Debbie Wolfe, Kelly Weimert

A close up of blades of grass.

Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A red mulberry tree growing in a home landscape where it is legal to plant them.

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A curled up cutworm next to vegetable plant damage in a home garden.

How to Get Rid of Cutworms Safely—the Remedy Is Likely in Your Bathroom Right Now How to Get Rid of Cutworms Safely—the Remedy Is Likely in Your Bathroom Right Now

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A person grilling on a natural gas grill in a suburban backyard.

Natural Gas vs. Propane Grill: Which Is Best for Your Home Cookouts? Natural Gas vs. Propane Grill: Which Is Best for Your Home Cookouts?

Green tomatillo growing in garden.

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By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Place to Buy Outdoor Plants Online Options

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A hose splitter with four hose attached to it outside in the garden

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Someone relaxing in a hammock outside among the trees

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By Andreana Lefton, Tom Scalisi

The best mole repellent option placed in a garden next to tomato plants

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By Timothy Dale

A group of the best gardening shoes together on a potting bench before testing.

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By Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Steph Coelho

Young person's hands hold garden hose with squirting water on the garden.

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By Steph Coelho, Teresa Odle

The Best Cordless Grass Shears Options all laid out in a group on cement

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By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

Pickleball equipment on the ground.

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By Savannah Sher

A fig tree in a residential yard with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

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Two people looking at a seedling heat mat in the kitchen

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By Glenda Taylor

A thriving garden in June full of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs.

19 Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers You Can Still Plant in the Garden This Month 19 Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers You Can Still Plant in the Garden This Month

By Amber Guetebier

At least one half-dozen wooden raised garden beds of various sizes and shapes sit next to one another in a small backyard.

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A backyard's concrete patio is surrounded by a mulched garden or plants and large rocks.

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By Jasmine Harding

Someone pouring fertilizer into a Miracle-Gro container on a green lawn

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By Glenda Taylor

The best patio umbrellas for windy conditions option set up through the center of a patio table on a cement patio

The Best Patio Umbrellas of 2024 for Windy Conditions and Regions The Best Patio Umbrellas of 2024 for Windy Conditions and Regions

By Jasmine Harding

A little rabbit among some plants

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By Tony Carrick

Chickpeas growing in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

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A new lawn is growing in.

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By Brie Greenhalgh

A black wrought iron fence with autumn trees in the background.

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By Meghan Wentland

Multiple indoor plant fertilizer brands lined up against a green background

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By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

An aerial view of a lush lawn.

DIY

3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening? 3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening?

A family of four is roasting marshmallows in a fire pit in the outdoors.

Fire Pit Safety: 13 Rules You Should Always Follow Fire Pit Safety: 13 Rules You Should Always Follow

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Two hands holding white curl grubs. They are beetle larvae.

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By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A homemade pizza oven cooking in the Halo outdoor pizza oven.

Appliances & Cookware

Reviewing the Halo Pizza Oven: The Best Homemade Pizza I’ve Ever Had Reviewing the Halo Pizza Oven: The Best Homemade Pizza I’ve Ever Had

By Michelle Larson

The Best Outdoor Projector Options

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By Jared Wilder, Markkus Rovito

The best automatic gate opener. option attached to a closed gate

The Best Automatic Gate Openers of 2024 The Best Automatic Gate Openers of 2024

By Tony Carrick

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler watering a green lawn during testing.

DIY

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler Is a Game Changer for Forgetful Gardeners The OtO Lawn Sprinkler Is a Game Changer for Forgetful Gardeners

By Katie Barton

A person wearing the Yeti Hopper M12 Backpack Soft Cooler on a boat.

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A can of Cutter bug control spray being sprayed on a lawn

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By Timothy Dale

The Best Soil Moisture Meter Options

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By Steph Coelho, Glenda Taylor, Jasmine Harding

A woman gardens on a sunny day.

DIY

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The Best Moisture Meters, Tested

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A group of the best mulch glues together on a front porch before testing.

DIY

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By Glenda Taylor

A group of the Best Weed and Feeds on a green lawn before testing.

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By Stacey L. Nash, Debbie Wolfe

On a kitchen counter, tools and materials needed to make hummingbird food, including teakettle, measuring cup, and sugar.

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By Michelle Ullman

A group of the Best Suet Bird Feeders hanging outdoors together before testing.

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8 different pairs of pruning shears lined up on a concrete slab

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By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

A close up view of a dry cicada shell.

Are Cicada Exoskeletons Good for the Garden? Are Cicada Exoskeletons Good for the Garden?

A couple with their baby are sitting on their porch steps.

DIY

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By Theresa Clement

A chaos garden outside a residential home in a suburban neighborhood.

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By Debbie Wolfe

A view of a bamboo grove.

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By Sandi Schwartz

Young woman sneezing into a tissue.

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By Lauren Landers

Garden Hose Storage

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By Jennifer Noonan, Deirdre Mundorf

A close up of a green iguana.

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By Stephanie Mickelson

Tall yellow sunflowers growing in a home garden.

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Gardener planting lettuce seedlings in the garden.

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A view of a railroad tie retaining wall against a verdant backdrop.

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