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The Best Garden Fertilizer Options

The Best Garden Fertilizers, Vetted The Best Garden Fertilizers, Vetted

By Debbie Wolfe

Woman places a domed seed-starting tray on a table next to a sunny window.

How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

Close up view of grass seeds coming out of a handheld seed spreader.

How to Overseed a Lawn How to Overseed a Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Stacey L. Nash

The Best Locking Mailbox Mail Boss 7506 before front

2025’s Best Locking Mailboxes for Keeping Mail Dry and Safe, Tested 2025’s Best Locking Mailboxes for Keeping Mail Dry and Safe, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Amber Guetebier

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.

How to Fell a Tree How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.

DIY

String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home

DIY

How to Lay Artificial Grass How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested and Reviewed The Best Moisture Meters, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

Gardener pushes a lawn aerator and prepares soil for a grass turf installation.

How Much Does Lawn Aeration Cost? How Much Does Lawn Aeration Cost?

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Multiple indoor plant fertilizer brands lined up against a green background

The Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants, Tested and Reviewed The Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Savannah Sher

Birdfy Bath Pro set up in yard

DIY

Birdfy and Bird Buddy Announce 4 Ingenious New Products That Take Bird-Watching to The Next Level Birdfy and Bird Buddy Announce 4 Ingenious New Products That Take Bird-Watching to The Next Level

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Using a scarifier in the garden to improving quality of the lawn in spring.

10 Things to Know Before Dethatching a Lawn 10 Things to Know Before Dethatching a Lawn

By Heather Blackmore, Kat Hodgins, Updated by Bob Vila Staff

Cyber Monday lawn and garden deals

I’m an Outdoor Expert, and These Are the Lawn and Garden Cyber Monday Deals That Caught My Eye I’m an Outdoor Expert, and These Are the Lawn and Garden Cyber Monday Deals That Caught My Eye

The Best Cordless Leafblowers

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

Green lawn (with a bit of clover) in a colorful landscaped formal garden.

How to Level a Yard How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

A traditional-style home with brown siding and brick chimney on a snowy day.

DIY

3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping 3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping

Mother on ladder hands some newly trimmed ivy to her young sons, who are helping clean up.

DIY

How to Kill Ivy How to Kill Ivy

A father and son are staking a young tree together.

How to Stake a Tree the Right Way How to Stake a Tree the Right Way

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Teresa Odle

Bird's eye view of a person wearing blue shoes and khakis standing on a clover lawn.

How to Get Rid of Clover How to Get Rid of Clover