Lawn Care & Gardening(Page 2)

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Woman watering her front yard garden with a hose.
DIY

2025 Is Abundant With Garden Trends to Consider Before Planting This Spring

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Best Raised Garden Bed Options
Reviews

After Extensive Testing, These Are Our 9 Best Raised Garden Beds for Growing Plants

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

Close up of stacks of terracotta flower pots on a stone floor and wooden box.
DIY

5 Brilliant Ways to Use Terra-Cotta Pots Around the House

By Lori Lovely

Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance
Reviews

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

By Mark Wolfe

OM Scott and Sons products on garden shelf
Lawn & Garden

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

By Mark Wolfe

Mother and daughter having gardening time outside on the front yard of their suburban house in the Spring.
Lawn & Garden

Permeable Hardscaping and 7 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.
Lawn & Garden

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A gardener filling plant beds with soil during a winter warm up.
Lawn & Garden

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

A variety of plant starts and seedings in black trays, including lettuces, broccoli and other vegetables.
Lawn & Garden

I’m an Avid Gardener, and These Are My 10 Go-To Seed Companies

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Lawn Aerator Options
Reviews

Quickly Rejuvenate Your Lawn With This Handy Tool

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi, Heather Blackmore

Eight hose reels on a driveway in front of a garage door
Reviews

The Best Hose Reels for a Tidier Yard

By Glenda Taylor, Heather Blackmore, Tiffany Lewis

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Lawn & Garden

When and How to Fertilize Your Houseplants, No Matter the Type

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Soil For Strawberries Options
Reviews

The Best Soil for Strawberries

By Glenda Taylor

Best Soil For Fiddle Leaf Figs Options
Reviews

The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs

By Glenda Taylor

The best soil for raised beds options sits outside on the ground next to several thriving raised beds
Reviews

The Best Soils for Raised Garden Beds

By Steph Coelho, Stacey L. Nash

Best Fertilizer Spreader
Reviews

Yes, You Need a Fertilizer Spreader (Not Your Hands) To Treat Your Lawn—These 9 Tested Best

By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Michelle Larson

Multiple soil test kits lined up on a table
Reviews

The Best Soil Test Kits According to Our Tests

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Hose Nozzle Options
Reviews

After 50 Hours of Testing, We Found the Absolute Best Hose Nozzle

By Heather Blackmore, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Ace Hardware YardRx delivery truck outside of home
Lawn & Garden

Ace Is the Place—For a New Lawn Care Subscription Service

By Amber Guetebier

The Best Backpack Sprayer Options
Reviews

After 8 Hour of Testing, Our Favoriet Backpack Sprayer Was the Most Comfortable and Precise

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

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

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

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

The Best Locking Mailbox Mail Boss 7506 before front
Reviews

Our Favorite Locking Box Is Nearly Indestructible

By Timothy Dale, Amber Guetebier

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.
Lawn & Garden

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.
Lawn & Garden

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

By Bob Vila

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

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

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested
Reviews

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.
Lawn & Garden

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
Reviews

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

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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

10 Things to Know Before Dethatching a Lawn

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

Cyber Monday lawn and garden deals
Reviews

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

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Cordless Leafblowers
Reviews

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

By Mark Wolfe

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

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

By Teresa Odle

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

How to Kill Ivy

By Bob Vila

A father and son are staking a young tree together.
Lawn & Garden

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.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Clover

By Bob Vila

A person pushes a small green lawn spreader around on a freshly mowed lawn
Lawn & Garden

Here’s When to Apply Grub Control—and Why You Might Be Able to Skip It Entirely

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review
Reviews

This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire

By Paul Rankin

October Innovations and New Products
Reviews

October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

A gardener pruning his fruit trees on a sunny day.
DIY

40 Tasks Homeowners Should Finish Before the First Frost

By Michelle Ullman, Caitlin Castelaz, Theresa Clement

A group of lupine plants growing in a home landscape with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.
DIY

Lupine Plant Care: How to Grow Bluebonnets and Other Lupine Flower Varieties

By Lori Lovely

Small patch of dandelions on green grass.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Close up view of moss and leaves on the ground.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Moss in Your Lawn

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Prime Day Outdoor Deals
Reviews

Updated: Now’s Your Last Chance to Save Up to $1,000 Prime Day Mower Deals and More

By Glenda Taylor

A woman using the Stihl BGA 86 leaf blower to clear a driveway
Reviews

Limited Time Only: Get a Free Stihl Battery ($299 Value) with the Purchase of a Stihl Leaf Blower from Ace Hardware

By Glenda Taylor

Smiling woman listening to music with wireless headphones near plants in garden.
Lawn & Garden

How Music Can Enhance Your Garden

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman wearing jeans waters large potted plant with a green watering can.
Lawn & Garden

The Dos and Don’ts of Watering Plants

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The Best Harvesting Tool Options
Lawn & Garden

See Our Recommended Harvesting Tools for This Year’s Garden Bounty

By Jasmine Harding

White house with green shutters in the background of an overgrown garden.
Lawn & Garden

This Low-Maintenance Garden Trend Can Also Improve Your Home Value

By Sandi Schwartz

Ace Hardware Fall Lawn Care Essentials Options
Lawn & Garden

Everything You Need to Grab from the Hardware Store for Your Fall Lawn Care Routine

By Michelle Larson

Bags of commercial vermiculite and perlite on a table with a pot and some succulents.
Lawn & Garden

Vermiculite vs. Perlite: Which is Best for Your Potted Plants?

By Audrey Stallsmith

An owl standing in tall grass in a yard.
DIY

4 Ways to Attract Owls to Your Yard—And Why You Should

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A long keyhole garden bed with two concave sections is mostly full of leafy green vegetables.
Lawn & Garden

Keyhole Gardening: What You Need to Know to Get Started

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman with long curly hair pushes an orange wheelbarrow down a path in her garden.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

A group of 5 of the best robot mowers on a lawn before testing.
Reviews

The 6 Best Robot Lawn Mowers for Automated Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best leaf rakes options propped against a fence
Reviews

The Best Leaf Rakes to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Andreana Lefton, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best brush cutters on grass before testing.
Reviews

The Best Brush Cutters For Heavy-Duty Lawn Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

A person using the best push mower to mow a lawn.
Reviews

The Best Push Lawn Mowers, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A group of the best pole saws together before testing.
Reviews

The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning Tall Trees, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

A person using the best reel mower to mow a large lawn.
Reviews

The Best Reel Mowers, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Glenda Taylor

A close up of a person mowing a lawn.
Reviews

The 4 Best DIY Lawn Care Programs and Subscription Services

By Amber Guetebier, Evelyn Auer

The Best Lawn Sweeper Option
Reviews

The Best Lawn Sweepers for a Well-Groomed Yard, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi