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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
35 Plants That Are Toxic to Cats and Dogs

When we buy plant seeds and starters, we almost always take note of the light and soil requirements, but how often do we check and double-check whether the greenery we buy is safe for our...

AUGUST 30, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
13 Surprising Uses for Bleach Around the Home

 Bleach, aka sodium hypochlorite, has a variety of uses that extend far beyond cleaning clothes. You can use bleach for everything from boosting flower blooms to minimizing mosquitoes and...

AUGUST 11, 2023 | FRIDAY
15 Things You Should Never Do When the Power Goes Out

Between 2012 and 2022, power outages across the U. S. have increased 64 percent, and they're continuing to trend upward. This is largely due to the fact that the country's existing electr...

AUGUST 9, 2023 | WEDNESDAY
15 Tips for Planning a Successful Raised Garden

Nothing’s tastier than tomatoes picked fresh off the vine, but maintaining a vegetable garden can be hard work, and not everyone has room for one in the yard. Raised garden beds offer the...

AUGUST 4, 2023 | FRIDAY
The 12 Best Climbing Roses for Your Garden Trellis, Arbor, or Pergola

Climbing roses serve a functional purpose while adding color, texture, and beauty to a landscape. Most types of rose bushes grow like shrubs, but these climbers can be trained to screen f...

AUGUST 3, 2023 | THURSDAY
10 Plants You Can Grow Without Soil

If you want to ditch dirty fingernails, you can choose from a wide variety of botanicals that will treat you with gorgeous blooms and greenery using only water—and sometimes just air!—to ...

JULY 31, 2023 | MONDAY
20 Shade-Loving Plants for Containers

Brightening a shady spot on your property (and by “shady,” we mean an area that receives less than 6 hours of sunlight per day) with containers full of blooms and greenery is easy once yo...

JULY 28, 2023 | FRIDAY
20 Huge Houseplants That Make a Statement

Large indoor plants make for stunning focal points, boosting your interior aesthetic with lots of visual appeal. They’re also a great way to bring literal and figurative life to an empty ...

JULY 28, 2023 | FRIDAY
15 Secret Ingredients to Make Your Garden Grow

Commercial fertilizer puts vital nutrients back into the soil, but it can be harsh on plants and the surrounding environment. On average, crops only take up about half of the nitrogen dep...

JULY 27, 2023 | THURSDAY
12 Ways to Fix a Soggy Yard

If your yard stays wet for days after rain, the lawn can suffocate due to lack of oxygen, inhibiting its growth. The excess water can also lead to fungal diseases while making it tough fo...