More from Teresa Odle (Page 2)

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

How to Level a Yard How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

Home Depot gifts on blue background

The 50 Hottest Gifts From The Home Depot The 50 Hottest Gifts From The Home Depot

By Jennifer Noonan, Jasmine Harding, Teresa Odle

A traditional-style home with brown siding and brick chimney on a snowy day.

3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping 3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping

A father and son are staking a young tree together.

How to Stake a Tree the Right Way How to Stake a Tree the Right Way

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Teresa Odle

A family walking into their home with reusable bags, a rain barrel outside of the door, clothes hanging on a clothesline air drying in the backyard.

Finding Middle Ground: How to Practice Sustainability at Home With Less Stress Finding Middle Ground: How to Practice Sustainability at Home With Less Stress

Geraniums indoors in a window.

13 Plants You Can Winter Indoors 13 Plants You Can Winter Indoors

By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

A family sitting around the fire and enjoying activities.

How to Build a Fire Pit in Your Backyard How to Build a Fire Pit in Your Backyard

By Michael Franco, Updated by Teresa Odle

Small dial thermometer set on a refrigerator shelf.

What to Do When Your Refrigerator Is Not Cooling What to Do When Your Refrigerator Is Not Cooling

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Teresa Odle

Small patch of dandelions on green grass.

How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Yard How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Staining a wooden shelf on an outdoor work station.

How to Stain Wood Furniture How to Stain Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Hardscaping stairs in a backyard with a stone wall and foliage.

How Much Hardscaping Is Too Much? Experts Weigh In How Much Hardscaping Is Too Much? Experts Weigh In

A man and woman measure a kitchen for remodels.

11 Ways to Reduce Construction Costs for Your Kitchen Renovation 11 Ways to Reduce Construction Costs for Your Kitchen Renovation

By Tom Scalisi, Updated by Teresa Odle

A living room with grey carpet and white couch is on the left side, and a living room with light-colored hardwood flooring and a white couch is on the right.

Carpet vs. Hardwood Flooring: Which Is the Better Option for Your Home? Carpet vs. Hardwood Flooring: Which Is the Better Option for Your Home?

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Teresa Odle

A suburban blue home with a tree planted in front of the front windows to provide shade.

7 Landscaping Strategies That Can Lower Your Home’s Energy Costs Year-Round 7 Landscaping Strategies That Can Lower Your Home’s Energy Costs Year-Round

A maroon carpeted staircase with white banisters leads down to the first floor of a home.

What Is the Best Carpet for Stairs? What Is the Best Carpet for Stairs?

By Andreana Lefton, Updated by Teresa Odle

Bags of both potting soil and garden soil, side by side surrounded by a few terra cotta garden pots.

Garden Soil vs. Potting Soil: What’s the Difference? Garden Soil vs. Potting Soil: What’s the Difference?

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

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

Keyhole Gardening: What You Need to Know to Get Started Keyhole Gardening: What You Need to Know to Get Started

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Teresa Odle

Pink, spiky fruits of Ricinus Communis, or Castor bean plant.

19 Plants You Should Never Grow in Your Yard 19 Plants You Should Never Grow in Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Teresa Odle

A large ornamental grass with large feathery plumes surrounded by other bright flowers.

The 22 Best Ornamental Grasses for Adding Drama to Your Property The 22 Best Ornamental Grasses for Adding Drama to Your Property

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

Father and son working on a home improvement project in the backyard.

26 Insanely Easy Home Improvements You Can Do in 1 Hour 26 Insanely Easy Home Improvements You Can Do in 1 Hour

By Cynthia Ramnarace, Updated by Teresa Odle

A piece of pressure-treated wood, along with the materials needed to prime and paint it.

How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.

Building & Installing

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use? Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

Person holds a trowel that contains granules of plant fertilizer.

What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean? What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.

Cleaning & Organizing

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth 13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

Young person's hands hold garden hose with squirting water on the garden.

14 Ways to Help Your Garden Survive a Heat Wave 14 Ways to Help Your Garden Survive a Heat Wave

By Steph Coelho, Teresa Odle

A family of four is roasting marshmallows in a fire pit in the outdoors.

Fire Pit Safety: 13 Rules You Should Always Follow Fire Pit Safety: 13 Rules You Should Always Follow

Updated by Gretchen Heber Caitlin Castelaz, Teresa Odle

A person is picking tomatoes from a tomato plant in a garden.

Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year

By Debbie Wolfe, Teresa Odle

Man's hand holding a hand full of grass seed near a patch of green grass.

When to Plant Grass Seed to Get the Lushest, Greenest Lawn When to Plant Grass Seed to Get the Lushest, Greenest Lawn

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

A gas grill with the top open, surrounded by materials and tools for cleaning it (including a plastic bin, garden hose, dish soap and more).

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Gas Grill the Right Way How to Clean a Gas Grill the Right Way

By Teresa Odle, Amy Lynch

Person using garden tool planting sedum plant.

17 Drought-Tolerant Plants That Can Survive Dry Spells 17 Drought-Tolerant Plants That Can Survive Dry Spells

By Teresa Odle, Jennifer Noonan

A bee is hovering over a clover flower.

9 Good Reasons to Consider Planting a Clover Lawn 9 Good Reasons to Consider Planting a Clover Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Lori Lovely

Cabbage leaves with holes caused by pests.

Garden Wreckers: 13 Pests That Will Tear Your Plants Apart This Spring Garden Wreckers: 13 Pests That Will Tear Your Plants Apart This Spring

By Teresa Odle, Andreana Lefton

How to Close a Summer Home

How to Close a Summer Home How to Close a Summer Home

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

10 Easy, Budget-Friendly Backyard Makeovers

10 Easy, Budget-Friendly Backyard Makeovers 10 Easy, Budget-Friendly Backyard Makeovers

By Marie Proeller Hueston, Teresa Odle

Plant These 12 Hydrangeas for a Showstopping Garden

Plant These 12 Hydrangeas for a Showstopping Garden Plant These 12 Hydrangeas for a Showstopping Garden

By Teresa Odle, Mackenzie Miller

22 Sneaky Storage Solutions for Your Deck, Porch, and Patio

Deck, Patio & Porch

22 Sneaky Storage Solutions for Your Deck, Porch, and Patio 22 Sneaky Storage Solutions for Your Deck, Porch, and Patio

By Teresa Odle, Katie Nolan

Suck It Up: 11 Vacuum Attachments You Should Own (and How to Use Them)

Suck It Up: 11 Vacuum Attachments You Should Own (and How to Use Them) Suck It Up: 11 Vacuum Attachments You Should Own (and How to Use Them)

By Teresa Odle, Katie Nolan

Epsom salt in gloved hand near plants.

How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants

By Teresa Odle, Andreana Lefton

Brown water stains on white ceiling.

Water Stains on the Ceiling? Here’s How to Fix Them Water Stains on the Ceiling? Here’s How to Fix Them

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

Blue junk container gets hauled away by white truck.

What Does the Junk Hauler Do With Your Old Stuff—And Why You Should Care What Does the Junk Hauler Do With Your Old Stuff—And Why You Should Care

how to get rid of creeping charlie

How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Person holding keys stuck in door lock.

5 Fixes for a Stuck Key 5 Fixes for a Stuck Key

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs—and Keep Them out of Your Garden for Good How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs—and Keep Them out of Your Garden for Good

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

A cicada rests in the leaves of a bush after emerging from its shell. Early Brood X Cicadas have emerged 4 years early May 25, 2017 in Bloomington, Indiana. The insects, which have a 17 year cycle, were not due to eme

The 2024 Cicada Co-Emergence: What You Need to Know The 2024 Cicada Co-Emergence: What You Need to Know

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

Man wearing jacket adjusting home thermostat.

This Common Home Heating Hack Will Waste More Energy (and Money!) Than it Saves This Common Home Heating Hack Will Waste More Energy (and Money!) Than it Saves

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

Paint stripping DIY

How to Remove Paint From Wood How to Remove Paint From Wood

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

Person shoveling dirt

19 Fall Gardening Practices That Will Protect and Enrich Your Soil in Winter 19 Fall Gardening Practices That Will Protect and Enrich Your Soil in Winter

By Mark Wolfe, Teresa Odle

The Best Wood for Fireplaces

Fireplaces & Chimneys

The Best (and Worst) Types of Wood for Burning in the Fireplace The Best (and Worst) Types of Wood for Burning in the Fireplace

By Andreana Lefton, Teresa Odle

Excited young African American couple sit at desk at home kitchen give high five celebrate online lottery win on laptop. Happy biracial man and woman enjoy success working on computer. Luck concept.

20 Things You Should Stop Wasting Money on in 2024 20 Things You Should Stop Wasting Money on in 2024

Couple decorating potted living Christmas tree.

The Most Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree of All? A Living One The Most Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree of All? A Living One

By Sandi Schwartz, Teresa Odle

Christmas lights in trash

Don’t Throw Your Old Christmas Lights in the Trash—Do This Instead Don’t Throw Your Old Christmas Lights in the Trash—Do This Instead

By Tom Scalisi, Teresa Odle

How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter How to Help Your Houseplants Survive the Winter

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

Cleaning & Organizing

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill 16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

Teenagers filling up watering cans with rainwater to water plants in backyard.

The Great Debate: Is It Safe to Use Rain Barrel Water in Your Vegetable Garden? The Great Debate: Is It Safe to Use Rain Barrel Water in Your Vegetable Garden?

Old hotel and sign

33 Haunted Hotels and Airbnbs to Book for a Spooky Halloween 33 Haunted Hotels and Airbnbs to Book for a Spooky Halloween

By Manasa Reddigari, Teresa Odle

Woman watering garden

18 Easy Grass Alternatives for Your Lawn 18 Easy Grass Alternatives for Your Lawn

By Marisa Villarreal, Teresa Odle

19 Reliable Products That Have 100+ Years of Good Reviews

19 Reliable Products That Have 100+ Years of Good Reviews 19 Reliable Products That Have 100+ Years of Good Reviews

13 Low-Cost Solutions for an Ugly Lawn

13 Low-Cost Solutions for an Ugly Lawn 13 Low-Cost Solutions for an Ugly Lawn

The Best Gardening and Plant Identification Apps for Your Smartphone

The Best Gardening and Plant Identification Apps for Your Smartphone The Best Gardening and Plant Identification Apps for Your Smartphone

By Teresa Odle, Alexa Erickson

How to Get Rid of Weevils

How to Get Rid of Weevils in Your Pantry How to Get Rid of Weevils in Your Pantry

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila Staff, Kelly Weimert

Pink oleander flowers blooming

14 of the Most Dangerous Plants in America 14 of the Most Dangerous Plants in America

By Heather Blackmore, Teresa Odle

diy hydroponics

DIY Hydroponics 101: All You Need to Know About Growing Plants Without Soil DIY Hydroponics 101: All You Need to Know About Growing Plants Without Soil

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

Firefighter spraying water on a big house fire

25 Bad Habits That Could Burn Down Your House 25 Bad Habits That Could Burn Down Your House

By Manasa Reddigari, Teresa Odle

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