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Winter is a long season of brown lawns, bare trees, and frost-covered shrubs, which is precisely why it's the perfect time to add a pop of color indoors. While poinsettias are traditional...
Some “dangerous” plants are obviously sinister, popping up and invading an entire landscape, even choking out native plants nearby. Others are more discreet, and release compounds from th...
When you spot weeds in your lawn, your first instinct might be to grab a bottle and spray them to death—and you’re not alone. Worldwide herbicide sales are expected to reach nearly $8 mil...
Whether you have a green thumb when it comes to your home garden, or you can hardly tell the difference between a rose and a weed, you should know that there are certain landscaping tasks...
When autumn arrives, the last thing you want to do is put down the rake and start pruning, deadheading, and transplanting finicky perennials. These low-maintenance fall plants will bring ...
The bushes are pruned, the lawn is mowed, and the planting beds are weeded. The yard and garden look great—except for that pile of twisted garden hose. To put it in its place, consider a ...
Q: Do seeds expire? I have many flower and vegetable seed packets dating back several years and don’t know if I should keep them or throw them away and buy new seeds. A: Under ideal stori...
When life gets busy, lawn maintenance is just one more thing on the laundry list of to-dos we often struggle to squeeze into our day. Smart sprinkler controllers take the guesswork out of...
Vegetable gardens don’t happen overnight! But there’s plenty of tasty produce you can plant now, or even later in the season, that will deliver faster than any tomato, pepper, or watermel...
As the saying goes, “Hindsight is 20/20.” And while it often implies an arduous experience from which you’ve learned a tough but valuable lesson, the expression is applicable to every sea...
