More from Lori Lovely (Page 2)

A backyard flock of hens of various breeds stand in fresh snow outside their chicken coop.

Building & Installing

How to Keep Your Chickens Warm in the Winter

A certified pollinator sign in front of a garden of tall wild flowers.

These Homeowners Killed Their Grass Lawns for Native Plants—and They Say You Should, Too

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

Lawn Care & Gardening

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

Healthy green grass next to yellow balding grass

Top-Dressing the Lawn: Why It’s Important and How to Do It

By Lori Lovely, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A person potting houseplants.

7 Mistakes You’re Making With Potting Soil—and What to Do Instead

The florets and spikes of a buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides) blade are visible as the grass self-spreads in the wild.

Buffalo Grass: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Lawn?

A woman is pruning a fruit tree in front of her home.

Prune These 10 Plants Before Summer Ends (Your Future Self Will Thank You)

A home's front yard is flooded by severe weather.

How to Repair Your Lawn and Landscaping After a Storm, According to Experts

A woman is harvesting vegetables from her raised bed garden.

How to Grow a Cut and Come Again Garden for an Endless Supply of Fresh Veggies, Herbs, and Flowers All Season Long

A hen leaves a wooden chicken coop using a ramp while a farmer feeds the flock in the background.

Building & Installing

How to Build a Chicken Coop: The Basics Every Backyard Keeper Should Know

A home garden with multiple types of landscaping rocks including gravel and limestone slabs surrounding green shrubs.

10 Types of Landscaping Rocks Every Homeowner Should Know

Man pushing wheelbarrow full of weeds from garden.

Can You Compost Weeds? Experts Weigh In

A garden full of flowering shrubs with a wooden cabin in the background.

13 Flowering Shrubs for the Most Eye-Catching Home Landscape

japanese garden with moss lawn and large rocks surrounding a small stream with bonsai trees near rocks

How to Grow a Moss Lawn—and Why You Should

By Lori Lovely, Updated by Eleanor Chalstrom

A Long-tailed Tit is standing on a branch of blackberries.

12 Ways to Keep Birds from Eating Your Garden Berries

Mature woman in blue shirt prunes a tomato plant.

Pruning Tomato Plants: 6 Mistakes Most First-Time Gardeners Make

By Lori Lovely, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A person with a cleaning glove squeezing a magic eraser melamine sponge.

Cleaning & Organizing

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

A group of recently harvested parsnips on the soil in a home garden.

How to Grow Parsnips in Your Home Garden

A fig tree in a residential yard with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

Expand Your Edible Landscape by Learning How to Grow Fig Trees at Home

Photo of a couple working on a raised garden bed in their yard by the river. The man pours a bag of soil into the bed, standing next to a wheelbarrow.

This Is the Best Way to Fill a Raised Garden Bed—Plus 4 Alternative Methods

Chickpeas growing in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Chickpeas in Your Home Garden

A close up view of a dry cicada shell.

Are Cicada Exoskeletons Good for the Garden?

Tall yellow sunflowers growing in a home garden.

How to Grow Picture-Perfect Sunflowers at Home

A large ornamental garden with bright flowers and stone walkway.

11 Romantic Plants (Other Than Roses) to Add to Your Garden This Year

A bee is hovering over a clover flower.

9 Good Reasons to Consider Planting a Clover Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Lori Lovely

A garden path is lined by native plants, mulch, and large stones.

12 Reasons to Plant Native Instead of Non-Native Plants

A close-up view of a wet hammerhead worm.

How to Get Rid of Invasive Hammerhead Worms

A worker trims a tree.

How Much Does Tree Trimming Cost? These Are the Main Factors

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

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Holidays & Celebrations

12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

Chamomile lawn in front yard.

It’s Possible to Replace Your Turfgrass Lawn With Chamomile—But Should You?

Wood mulch piled on metal shovel in front of green garden space with large boulders.

Rubber Mulch vs. Wood Mulch: Which Is Best for Your Landscape?

A person holding a handful of rich garden soil.

What on Earth Is Humus—and Why Should Homeowners Care?

Person looking at brown lawn

7 Common Lawn Problems That Are a Real Pain in the Grass

Spicy red and green pepper plants.

15 Companion Plants for Peppers—Plus 5 to Keep at a Distance—for the Healthiest Harvest

A-person-in-rubber-boots-uses-a-spade-to-dig-up-a-plant-that-looks-dead.

Is My Plant Dead or Dormant?

By Lori Lovely, Amy Anderson

A-young-woman-holds-a-large-tropical-plant-in-a-pot-as-she-decorates-her-living-room.

7 Tips for Growing Big Plants Indoors

Person using silver water can to water potted plant.

Are You Using the Wrong Kind of Water on Your Houseplants?

plants that attract hummingbirds

30 Gorgeous Plants That Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden

By Michelle Ullman, Lori Lovely, Gretchen Heber

Sunny backyard with fence and fruit trees growing.

14 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees to Jump-Start Your Edible Landscape

A person planting celery seedlings in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says plant care 101.

How to Grow Celery for a Continuous Harvest All Season Long

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11 Disease-Resistant Apple Tree Varieties

By Kristina Grosspietsch, Lori Lovely

Three small birds on porch rail.

How to Keep Birds Off of Your Porch (Without Harming Them)

Several small houseplants sitting in a south-facing window inside a home.

These Are the Best Houseplants for Your South-Facing Windows

Tan brick ranch style home with white pergola structure in back yard with patio furniture.

What Is a Pergola? The Pros and Cons of the Popular Outdoor Feature

A woman in her backyard making notes about her diy landscape design.

How to Be Your Own Landscape Designer

Foxglove flowers growing in a home landscape.

Add Interest to Your Home Landscape With This Guide to Growing Foxglove

Person planting seeds indoors.

This Is the Best Time to Start Seeds Indoors for a Thriving Spring Garden

A small sitting area in a living room near a window with several green houseplants.

15 Feng Shui Plants to Bring Good Energy Into Your Home

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Radiant Floor Heating Cost - Cost Range + Average - October 2023

Heating & Cooling

Radiant Floor Heating Cost: What to Expect, and How Much You’ll Pay

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

A group of inch plants with a Plant Care 101 graphic overlay.

Inch Plant Care 101: How to Grow Spiderwort Indoors

Person filling glass of water from sink

Well Water vs. City Water: What’s the Difference?

A suburban front lawn with long fescue now-mow grass

What Is No-Mow Grass? (Hint: It’s Not Artificial Turf)

permeable pavers and grass driveway in residential neighborhood

This Alternative Driveway Material Can Benefit Your Home’s Curb Appeal and the Environment

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Chimney Sweep Cost - Cost Range + Average - September 2023

Fireplaces & Chimneys

How Much Does a Chimney Sweep Cost?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Heated Driveway Cost - Cost Range + Average - September 2023

Driveways & Walkways

How Much Does a Heated Driveway Cost?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

white suburban house with small trees and shrubs in front yard

The 12 Best Trees for Front-Yard Landscaping

fast growing shade trees residential sidewalk lined with shady trees

22 Fast-Growing Shade Trees to Plant in Your Yard

By Lori Lovely, Kelsey Savage

12 Bulbs to Plant in the Spring for Showstopping Summer Blooms

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Walk-In Tub Cost - Cost Range + Average - June 2023

How Much Does a Walk-In Tub Cost?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

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How Much Does Lawn Care Cost?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

Two blue birds and woodpecker eating from bird feeder

20 Backyard Birds to Know and How to Attract Them to Your Property

Large oak tree in front of nice neighborhood

10 Types of Oak Trees That Are Perfect for Home Landscapes

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Important Things to Know About Tapestry Lawns

garden bench with shrubs and potted plants

Sitting Pretty: 20 Garden Bench Ideas for Every Backyard

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