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A pest control specialist sprays a solution on a lawn.

The 3 Best DIY Pest Control Subscription Services in America

By Tony Carrick, Evelyn Auer

Tumble of Strawberries

How to Grow Strawberries

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

The Best Fertilizer for Tomatoes Options

The Best Fertilizers for Tomatoes for a Big, Juicy, Flavorful Harvest

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

Cattle panel trellises installed in raised garden beds for growing vining vegetable plants.

How to Build a Cattle Panel Trellis—the Ultimate Accessory for Your Vegetable Garden

By Lauren Landers

Birds eye view of a woman gardener weeding an organic vegetable garden with a hand fork, while kneeling on green grass.

These Are the Biggest Mistakes You Can Make With Companion Planting, According to Expert Gardeners

By Sandi Schwartz

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How to Grow Onions

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

Flowering lily of the valley shrub in bloom

5 Easier Options Than These Temperamental Plants

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Ant Killer Option

Our Favorite Ant Killer is People and Pet Safe

By Timothy Dale

Glow in the dark Firefly Petunia glowing in the dark.

Have You Considered Glow-in-the-Dark Flowers for Your Hanging Baskets This Spring? It’s a Thing Now!

By Debbie Wolfe

A red cabbage plant serving as a companion plant between two fruiting cucumber plants in a raised garden bed.

15 Companion Plants for Cucumbers—and 5 to Keep Away—for the Best Harvest

By Amber Guetebier

Large zucchini growing from garden plant.

15 Companion Plants for Zucchini—and 5 to Keep Separate—for the Ultimate Summer Harvest

By Lauren Landers

A collage of all the best potting benches tested in 2024.

We Put The Best Potting Benches Through 6 Weeks of Testing. Here Are Our Best Performing Choices

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

Birds eye view of a gardener using plastic bottles as cloches over seedlings in a gardening bed.

20 Dirt-Cheap Ways to Maintain Your Garden This Season

By Kelsey Savage, Updated by Teresa Odle

The Secret Reason You Can’t Stop Shopping The Home Depot’s Garden Center

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Best Backpack Sprayer Options

After 8 Hours of Testing, Our Favorite Backpack Sprayer Was the Most Comfortable and Precise

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Garden Seeder Options

Increase Germination Success With This Simple Tool

By Jasmine Harding

Person Holding a White Seed Putting it on a Pot with Soil

Editor-Favorite Seeds for Proven Performance and Exceptional Flavor

By Katie Barton

Brian Brigantti, viral homesteader, in his garden.

Brian Brigantti—aka @RedleafRanch—Shares His Top 5 Tips for Beginner Gardeners

By Bob Vila Staff

Brian Brigantti, a viral homesteader, in his garden.

TikTok-Viral Gardener Brian Brigantti Spills His Secret to Abundance With ‘Zero’ Experience

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Best Carpenter Bee Trap Options

This Product Could Save You Hundreds or Even Thousands in Repairs

By Timothy Dale

A mom and daughter potting up tomato plants to grow at home this summer.

Experts Say You’ll Want to Grow This Humble Plant in Your Backyard This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Red tomatoes growing in a garden.

15 Companion Plants for Tomatoes—and 5 to Avoid—for Your Best Crop Yet

By Amber Guetebier

A basket of colorful vegetables sitting next to bright yellow flowers outside in a garden

These Flowers Deserve a Spot in Your Vegetable Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

White brick house with red shutters and foundation plants in the front yard

7 Plants That Look Great Around the Foundation—and 3 Never to Grow There

By Sandi Schwartz

Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand.

5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away

By Sandi Schwartz

What to Do When You Find Ticks in the House

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The Best Grow Bags

We Used Grow Bags to Grow Thriving Plants—These Were Our Favorites

By Debbie Wolfe, Jenn Ryan

Flying Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) action shot of hunting animal on wooden attic of city church. This species is know for roosting and living in urban areas in Europe and Asia.

How to Get Rid of Bats—and Keep Them Away for Good

By Tony Carrick, Gretchen Heber

Illustrated map of United States labeled with color coded plant hardiness zones.

Understanding USDA Plant Hardiness Zones

By Glenda Taylor, Gretchen Heber

Middle age woman worker in plaid shirt checking growing red peonies in the garden.

7 of the Longest Living Plants for Your Home Landscape

By Sandi Schwartz

The leaves of several horseradish plants.

How to Grow Horseradish in Your Home Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

Close up view of grass seeds coming out of a handheld seed spreader.

The Best Grub Killers for a Healthy Lawn

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Slug Killer

Our Favorite Slug Killer is Natural, Effective, and Water Resistant

By Timothy Dale

A cute groundhogs sits in a field of grass and flowers.

How to Get Rid of Groundhogs Without Harming Them

By Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, Evelyn Auer

A person in work boots using a shovel to work in garden soil.

4 Types of Soil Every Gardener Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman tending to garden and digging up plants

7 Plants You Should Divide in Spring to Fill Out Your Home Landscape

By Sandi Schwartz

A close-up image of a sprinkler irrigating a lawn.

How to Replace a Sprinkler Head on an In-Ground Sprinkler System

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Timothy Dale, Updated by Paul Rankin

A gardener digging up perennial plants to divide them into more plants.

A Master Gardener Explains When and How to Divide Perennials for More Free Plants

By Lauren Landers

The Best Seedling Heat Mat

Kick-Start Your Spring Plants With This Simple Product

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

A woman in a white and black striped shirt prunes a bright azalea bush.

How to Prune Azaleas for Regular Maintenance and Rejuvenation

By Audrey Stallsmith

A beautifully designed flower bed in a backyard.

7 Garden Design Tips for Lusher Flower Beds

By Lauren Landers

Growing Seasons are Getting Longer

Our Favorite Drip Irrigation System is Shockingly Easy to Set Up

By Tom Scalisi, Katie Barton

The Best Pre-Emergent Herbicide Options

Our Favorite Pre-Emergent Herbicide Prevents Weeds Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

Close-up of woman's hand sowing seed in soil.

5 Cheap Seed-Spacing Tricks Every Home Gardener Should Know

By Sandi Schwartz

American traditional center hall colonial revival brick home with dormers.

This Is The Garden Type Tailored to Your House Style

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best lawn sprinkler systems on a patio table before testing.

Our Favorite Lawn Sprinkler Is Designed to Fit Any Lawn Shape or Size

By Glenda Taylor, Katie Barton

A woman using shears to cut back a climbing plant growing up over a fence.

7 Escape Artist Plants You Should Always Keep Contained

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Garden Fertilizer Options

The Best Garden Fertilizers According to Our Research

By Debbie Wolfe

A charming mailbox surrounded by nice landscaping plants.

7 Mailbox Landscaping Ideas You’ll Want to Copy

By Savannah Sher

Blue fertilizer spread on a green lawn.

Types of Fertilizer For Your Lawn and Garden

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A gardener harvesting green onions.

How to Grow Green Onions for an Endless Supply All Season Long

A gardener harvesting chili peppers, a drought-tolerant vegetable for home gardens.

11 Drought-Tolerant Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Summer

By Lauren Landers

The AeroGarden Bounty Hydroponic System with its light shining on healthy growing plants.

We Tested 8 Hydroponic Systems, and Our Favorite is One of the Least Expensive

By Katie Barton, Glenda Taylor, Jenn Ryan

Deals Roundup 2/7 Option: AeroGarden Harvest

Hydroponic Gardeners, Rejoice: AeroGarden Is Back

By Katie Barton

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

By Heather Blackmore

The Best Raised Garden Bed Options

After Extensive Testing, These Are Our 9 Best Raised Garden Beds for Growing Plants

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

The Best Seed Starting Mix Options

The Best Seed Starting Mixes for Successful Germination

By Glenda Taylor

Mother and daughter having gardening time outside on the front yard of their suburban house in the Spring.

Permeable Hardscaping and 7 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Organic Fertilizer Options

The Best Organic Fertilizers that Work on (Almost) All Plant Types

A gardener filling plant beds with soil during a winter warm up.

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

The Best Garden Cart Options on a large lawn in front of evergreens

We Hauled More Than a Ton of Supplies to Find the 6 Best Garden Carts

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

A variety of plant starts and seedings in black trays, including lettuces, broccoli and other vegetables.

I’m an Avid Gardener, and These Are My 10 Go-To Seed Companies

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Tick Spray For Yard Option

Our Favorite Tick Spray Is Safe for Kids and Pets

By Timothy Dale

Young woman taking care of several houseplants

When and How to Fertilize Your Houseplants, No Matter the Type

By Sandi Schwartz