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A person foraging edible flowers and weeds from the yard for dinner.
Lawn & Garden

Can Foraging in Your Yard Kill You? 

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Outdoor Storage Bench Options
Furniture & Decor

The Best Outdoor Storage Benches for Multipurpose Seating

By Jasmine Harding

The Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans Options
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans to Keep You Comfortable

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Jasmine Harding

Person cooking fajita veggies on a Cuisinart outdoor griddle
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Griddles for All Types of Tasty Meals

By Tony Carrick

A pile of autumn leaves that's burning, with smoke billowing out of the pile.
Lawn & Garden

Burning Leaves in Your Yard: Why It’s a Bad Idea

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Breeo X Series 24 Smokeless Fire Pit on sand while burning a fire during testing.
Reviews

The 8 Best Smokeless Fire Pits, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

A side-by-side of a white pergola attached to a suburban home and a white gazebo in a backyard garden.
Lawn & Garden

The Differences Between Pergolas and Gazebos, Explained

Updated by Theresa Clement Bob Beacham

Fireflies at night in yard with house and fountain.
Lawn & Garden

Fireflies Are Disappearing—and We’re to Blame

By Sandi Schwartz

Five of the Best Outdoor Rugs on a concrete patio surrounded by trees
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Rugs for the Deck and Patio, Tested

By Katie Barton, Savannah Sher, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Stainless steel charcoal chimney in a NewAge Kamado Smoker on a deck
Lawn & Garden

How Does the NewAge Outdoor Grill Shape Up Against the Competition?

By Corey Foster

Lowe's Grill Deals, Patio Deals, and More in August
Reviews

Lowe’s Summer Closeout Includes the Store’s Best Deals on Grills and Patio Furniture

By Glenda Taylor

A puppy playing in a sandbox surrounded with toys
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Sandbox

By Dana Willard

A group of the best cantilever umbrellas set up in a large grassy yard
Reviews

The 6 Best Cantilever Umbrellas for Shaded Relaxation Based on Editor Hands-on Testing

By Jasmine Harding, Stacey L. Nash

diy fire pit ideas
Lawn & Garden

9 Easy DIY Fire Pit Ideas

By Chris Gardner

diy outdoor movie screen
Lawn & Garden

DIY Outdoor Movie Screens

By Chris Gardner

how to make a tire swing
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Tire Swing

By Leslie Grimmett

Best Outdoor Pizza Oven Options
Reviews

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

By Stacey L. Nash, Tom Scalisi

Dynaming Solar Post Cap Light on fence post
Reviews

The Best Solar Post Cap Lights for Your Deck or Fence

By Zach Lazzari, Timothy Dale

Blackstone griddle at a campsite in front of orange tent
Reviews

The Best Blackstone Grills for Sizzling Good Food

By Tony Carrick

Two zero gravity chairs on grass near a river
Reviews

The Best Zero-Gravity Chairs for Ultimate Relaxation, Tested

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

A built-in grill outside next to some plant pots
Reviews

The Best Built-In Grills for Backyard Barbecuing

By Tony Carrick

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

The Best Grill Tool Sets for the Best BBQs

By Tony Carrick

Turn Your Fire Pit Into a Griddle
Lawn & Garden

Turn Your Fire Pit Into a Griddle With These Hot Accessories

By Jasmine Harding

Grill on the garden, close-up.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, Tom Scalisi

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

The Best Portable Grills, Tested

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

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

The Best Traeger Grills for Smoking and Grilling, Tested

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

13 Beautiful Ways to Style a Backyard Pergola
Lawn & Garden

13 Beautiful Ways to Style a Backyard Pergola

By Manasa Reddigari

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

10 Lawn Game Trends for Backyard Fun

By Deirdre Mundorf

Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials
Lawn & Garden

The Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials for Under $1,000

By Hannah Selinger

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

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

By Stephanie Cronk

Yellow and white awning on a white building
Reviews

The Best Retractable Awnings for Your Deck or Patio

By Jasmine Harding

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

The Best Tree Swings for Kids and Adults

By Mark Wolfe

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

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

By Bob Beacham

Someone relaxing in a hammock outside among the trees
Reviews

The Best Hammock Stands for Patio and Backyard Relaxation

By Andreana Lefton, Tom Scalisi

Pickleball equipment on the ground.
Lawn & Garden

Can You Build a Pickleball Court in Your Driveway?

By Savannah Sher

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

By Michelle Larson

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

The Best Yeti Coolers

By Lisa Galek

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

7 Ways to Turn a Starter Home into a Forever Home

By Theresa Clement

Young woman sneezing into a tissue.
Lawn & Garden

Forget Ragweed. This Shrub Is Bringing Misery to Allergy Sufferers Throughout the Country

By Lauren Landers

DIY

The Best New Releases and Home Innovations of May 2024

By Perri Kressel

A woman in a yellow bathing suit using the best outdoor shower option
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Showers for Pools, Camping, and More

By Bob Beacham

A view of a large home with a pergola.
Lawn & Garden

45 Backyard Landscaping Ideas for Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Living Space

By Kat Hodgins

Two adults and a child sitting under a canopy against a leafy background
Reviews

The Best Pop-Up Canopies, Tested

By Stacey L. Nash

Woman-wearing-a-pink-hat-looks-over-a-picket-fence-with-an-annoyed-facial-expression.
Exterior

12 Landscaping Features That Might Annoy Your Neighbors

By Kat Hodgins

The Best Portable Charcoal Grills Option
Reviews

The Best Portable Charcoal Grills to BBQ On the Go

By Tom Scalisi

A grillmaster and friend standing over the best pellet grill option while cooking steaks
Reviews

The Best Pellet Grills and Smokers for Backyard Barbecues

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best fire pit tables on a cement patio near a wooded area.
Deck, Patio & Porch

The Best Fire Pit Tables for the Backyard, Patio, or Deck, Tested 

By Katie Barton

Mosquitos hovering marshy water.
Garden Pests

Mosquito Season 2024—What to Expect and How to Prepare

By Savannah Sher

A close up of a person pressure washing a deck.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Start a Pressure-Washing Business in 11 Steps

By Meghan Wentland

A close up of permeable pavers with a car in the background.
Lawn & Garden

How Much Do Permeable Pavers Cost to Install? (2024 Guide)

By Stephanie Mickelson

Colorful corners of the best shade sails on a lawn before testing.
Reviews

The Best Shade Sails for Your Patio, Deck, or Yard, Tested

By Stacey L. Nash, Additional research provided by Andreana Lefton

The thoroughly hardscaped backyard of a home, complete with a furnished patio covered by a pergola, a built-in outdoor kitchen, and a hot tub.
Landscaping

What Is Hardscape, Anyway?

By Sandi Schwartz

25 Ways to Upgrade Your Outdoor Living Space for Almost Nothing
Exterior

25 Ways to Upgrade Your Outdoor Living Space for Almost Nothing

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

10 Easy, Budget-Friendly Backyard Makeovers
Lawn & Garden

10 Easy, Budget-Friendly Backyard Makeovers

By Marie Proeller Hueston, Teresa Odle

A young person holding flower plant next to garden box.
Lawn & Garden

12 Ways to Wake Up Your Yard in Spring

By Jennifer Noonan, Caitlin Castelaz, Bob Vila Staff

Assorted meats and vegetables cooking on the best kamado grill.
Reviews

The Best Kamado Grills for Your Outdoor Barbecues

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale

A person using the wire bristles on the best grill brush to clean grill grates.
Reviews

The Best Grill Brushes to Keep Your Cooking Space Clean

By Timothy Dale

eco friendly bioclimatic aluminum pergola shade structure, awning and patio shades
Deck, Patio & Porch

The Best Patio Shades for Protecting Your Outdoor Space from the Sun

By Jasmine Harding

A colorful array of the best patio umbrellas options folded down and packed together tightly
Reviews

The Best Patio Umbrellas for a Shaded Outdoor Space

By Michelle Ullman, Tom Scalisi, Kristen Mosier

A person using the Mr. Heater MH9BX tent heater
Reviews

The Best Tent Heaters to Keep Campers Warm in Cold Weather

By Brittany Varano, Timothy Dale

The Best Outdoor Furniture Brands Options
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Furniture Brands

By Jasmine Harding, Savannah Sher, Amanda Tarlton

The Best Weber Grill Options
Reviews

The Best Weber Grills Tested

By Tony Carrick

The Best Charcoal Grill Options
Reviews

The Best Charcoal Grills, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Hot Tub Cost - Cost Range + Average - January 2024
Lawn & Garden

How Much Does a Hot Tub Cost to Install?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer