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A close up view of a dry cicada shell.

Are Cicada Exoskeletons Good for the Garden?

A chaos garden outside a residential home in a suburban neighborhood.

What Is Chaos Gardening? It’s Not as Simple as It Sounds

By Debbie Wolfe

Tall yellow sunflowers growing in a home garden.

How to Grow Picture-Perfect Sunflowers at Home

Gardener planting lettuce seedlings in the garden.

The 16 Easiest-to-Grow Vegetables for Novice Gardeners

By Jennifer Noonan, By Gretchen Heber

Deer looking through a wire fence

The Best Deer Repellents for Your Lawn and Garden

By Jasmine Harding

Man spraying chemicals under a kitchen counter

The Best Carpenter Ant Killers to Protect Your Wood Structures

By Tony Carrick

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

Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year

By Debbie Wolfe, By Teresa Odle

A potted rhododendron plant with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Rhododendrons for Pops of Color in Your Home Landscape

By Audrey Stallsmith

An organized vegetable garden layout in a suburban backyard.

How to Lay Out a Vegetable Garden for the Best Possible Harvest

By Lauren Landers

Dill weed growing in a small planter with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Dill Successfully in Your Home Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

A large ornamental garden with bright flowers and stone walkway.

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

A collection of the best watering cans in a garden cart before testing.

Tested Review: The Best Watering Cans for Your Garden

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tiffany Lewis, Additional research provided by Heather Blackmore

The Gardyn Home Kit 3.0 growing lots of leafy greens during testing.

Hydroponic Indoor Gardening in 2 Square Feet: The Gardyn System

A person planting in a raised bed using the Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Raised Bed Mix.

The Best Bagged Compost for Garden Soil

By Lauraine Velez

A person kneeling next to a garden bed planting flowers and vegetables in May.

What to Plant in May for a Thriving Spring, Summer, and Even Fall Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

A person holding an edamame plant in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Edamame in Your Home Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Lettuce Grow Farmstand full of growing plants in a home during testing.

A Review of the Lettuce Grow Farmstand: Is It Worth the Price?

A group of the best self-watering planters outside before testing.

The Best Self-Watering Planters for Low-Maintenance Gardens, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Jenn Ryan

Person using garden tool planting sedum plant.

17 Drought-Tolerant Plants That Can Survive Dry Spells

By Teresa Odle, By Jennifer Noonan

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

12 Reasons to Plant Native Instead of Non-Native Plants

A person watering her rooftop garden.

Who Needs a Yard When You Can Garden on a Roof?

By Sandi Schwartz

A person in a hazmat suit uses a tool to spray a pest control solution in a kitchen.

How to Get a Pest Control License in Every U.S. State

By Katie Flannery

A weed-free vegetable garden in a suburban backyard.

Weed-Free Gardening: 7 Tips to Get Weeds Under Control for Good

By Lauren Landers

A ripening cantaloupe in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Cantaloupe—or Muskmelon—at Home

By Audrey Stallsmith

A close-up view of a wet hammerhead worm.

How to Get Rid of Invasive Hammerhead Worms

A female gardener planting something in sandy garden soil.

Yes, It’s Possible to Grow a Thriving Garden With Sandy Soil—Here’s How

By Lauren Landers

Catnip growing in a long planter on a shelf outdoors with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Catnip to Repel Pests, Flavor Your Food, and Entertain Your Pet

By Audrey Stallsmith

Cabbage leaves with holes caused by pests.

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

By Teresa Odle, By Andreana Lefton

Beware of These 14 Pests That Only Come Out at Night

Beware of These 14 Pests That Only Come Out at Night

By Nicole Shein, By Steph Coelho

The 26 Best Plants for Bathroom Decor

The 26 Best Plants for Bathroom Decor

By Marisa Villarreal, By Margaret Foley

Plant These 12 Hydrangeas for a Showstopping Garden

Plant These 12 Hydrangeas for a Showstopping Garden

By Teresa Odle, By Mackenzie Miller

15 Fascinating Flowers That Bloom Only at Night

15 Fascinating Flowers That Bloom Only at Night

By Jennifer Noonan, By Kat Hodgins

Person jars colorful vegetables.

The 10 Best Vegetables to Grow for Water Bath Canning

By Lauren Landers

Colorful root vegetables.

The 10 Best Vegetables to Grow for Winter Storage

By Lauren Landers

A blueberry bush with ripe blueberries and a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

Dreaming of a Backyard Food Forest? Get Started by Learning How to Grow Blueberries

By Amber Guetebier

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12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

A group of LED grow lights together before testing.

The Best LED Grow Lights for Indoor Plants and Veggies, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, By Mark Wolfe, By Savannah Sher

Epsom salt in gloved hand near plants.

How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants

By Teresa Odle, By Andreana Lefton

A mole pokes out of its burrow.

Effective and Humane Ways to Get Rid of Moles (and Take Back Your Lawn)

By Bob Vila, By Evelyn Auer

The Best Grow Light, the Soltech Grove LED Grow Light, glowing over houseplants.

The Best Grow Lights for Lush, Healthy Plants, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Heather Blackmore

How to Make a Carpenter Bee Trap

How to Make a Carpenter Bee Trap

By Brie Greenhalgh

A mound of dirt is on a green lawn.

How to Hire a Topsoil Delivery Company

By Miranda Siwak, By Evelyn Auer

A close up of a flea bomb can being sprayed in a living room.

Do Flea Bombs Actually Work? What You Need to Know Before Buying

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary

Assorted gladiolus flowers growing in a home garden bed.

How to Grow Gladiolus in Your Home Landscape

By Amber Guetebier

A shady perennial garden in a residential neighborhood filled with flowers and foliage that can tolerate shade.

These Are the Best Perennials for Shady Spots in Your Yard

By Audrey Stallsmith

Vick's VapoRub packaging and jar.

7 Ways to Use Vicks VapoRub in the Garden

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person holding a handful of rich garden soil.

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

Spicy red and green pepper plants.

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

Gloved hands spraying pink flowers on tree.

15 Natural Pest-Control Strategies for Your Yard and Garden

Person carrying tray of seedlings in shade.

How to Harden Off Plants and Seedlings

By Audrey Stallsmith

A long row of mature red bell peppers growing on home-grown plants.

How to Grow Bell Peppers Practically Anywhere

By Amber Guetebier

A vine of ripe tomatoes in a home garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Home Garden—No Matter Where You Live

A wet rain garden with native plants and flowers.

The Best Native Plants to Grow in Soggy Gardens (by Region)

By Lauren Landers

avocado plant care 101 - how to grow avocado plant indoors

Avocado Plant Care 101

By Audrey Stallsmith, By Bob Vila Staff

Colorful snapdragon flowers growing in a residential yard with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Snapdragons for an Easy Curb Appeal Boost

The Safer Home Indoor Fly Trap set out on a wood floor in its individual parts with its packaging before testing.

Why Every Plant Parent Needs This Popular Plug-In Fly Trap

By Jenny Stanley

Mole vs. Vole Damage

Mole vs. Vole Damage—3 Key Differences for Identification (and What to Do About Each Pest)

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary

Beets planted in a garden with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.

How to Grow Beets for a Superfood Supply in Your Own Backyard

By Audrey Stallsmith

Person tending vegetable plant garden with straw mulch.

How to Use Straw Mulch for Vegetable Gardening

By Amber Guetebier

Bumpy green frog sitting on red tomato in garden.

How to Attract Frogs and Toads to Your Yard—and Why You Should

By Lauren Landers

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, By 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

Young plants in black seed tray.

The 5 Best Spots in Your Home for Plant Starts

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person using silver water can to water potted plant.

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