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A group of the best gas string trimmer options together outside on the ground

We Spent 2 Days Testing the Best Gas String Trimmers. Here Are Our Top Picks We Spent 2 Days Testing the Best Gas String Trimmers. Here Are Our Top Picks

By Timothy Dale, By Mark Wolfe

A man squats to collect pine mulch and put it in a bucket.

Guide to Using Pine Straw Mulch Guide to Using Pine Straw Mulch

By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A hose splitter with four hose attached to it outside in the garden

We Found the Best Garden Hose Splitter to Handle Your Irrigation Demands We Found the Best Garden Hose Splitter to Handle Your Irrigation Demands

By Tony Carrick, By Mike Bruton

Person wearing work gloves pulls up dandelion with garden trowel.

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

By Jennifer Noonan, By Teresa Odle

Purple Crap Myrtle tree on a sunny day.

13 Drought-Tolerant Trees to Consider Planting in Your Yard 13 Drought-Tolerant Trees to Consider Planting in Your Yard

By Audrey Stallsmith

Group of Lightweight Garden Hoses inside a turquoise garden cart

After 8 Hours of Hands-On Testing, Here Are 2025’s Best Lightweight Garden Hoses for Easy Handling After 8 Hours of Hands-On Testing, Here Are 2025’s Best Lightweight Garden Hoses for Easy Handling

By Debbie Wolfe, By Timothy Dale

The best lawn edger options grouped together in a wooded setting

7 Lawn Edgers That Deliver Crisp Landscape Lines Without Unnecessary Effort 7 Lawn Edgers That Deliver Crisp Landscape Lines Without Unnecessary Effort

By Mark Wolfe, By Timothy Dale, By Andreana Lefton

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

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up view of the bottom half of a lawn mower, dusty in the grass.

My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It? My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It?

By Brie Greenhalgh

The Best Power Hedge Trimmers

Transform Your Home’s Curb Appeal With This Power Tool Transform Your Home’s Curb Appeal With This Power Tool

By Mark Wolfe, By Timothy Dale, By Andreana Lefton

A person using the best riding mower option to mow a very large yard

Our Favorite Riding Mower Is a Step Above the Rest—See Why Our Favorite Riding Mower Is a Step Above the Rest—See Why

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

The Best Pet-Safe Weed Killer Natural Armor (3)

Say Goodbye to Brushwood in as Little as 24 Hours With Our Favorite Brush Killer Say Goodbye to Brushwood in as Little as 24 Hours With Our Favorite Brush Killer

By Glenda Taylor, By Tony Carrick

A group of the Best Weed and Feeds on a green lawn before testing.

After 8 Weeks of Testing, We Found the Best Weed and Feed for the Best Results After 8 Weeks of Testing, We Found the Best Weed and Feed for the Best Results

By Stacey L. Nash, By Debbie Wolfe

The grass of a lawn burning in a wildfire.

Fire-Resistant Landscaping Tips Every Homeowner Should Know Fire-Resistant Landscaping Tips Every Homeowner Should Know

Woman tending to garden and digging up plants

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

By Sandi Schwartz

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

By Lauren Landers

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

How to Prune Azaleas for Regular Maintenance and Rejuvenation 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 7 Garden Design Tips for Lusher Flower Beds

By Lauren Landers

A person using the best gas mower to mow a large lawn.

Our Favorite Gas Lawn Mower Is Built to Last a Lifetime Our Favorite Gas Lawn Mower Is Built to Last a Lifetime

By Tony Carrick

American traditional center hall colonial revival brick home with dormers.

This Is The Garden Type Tailored to Your House Style This Is The Garden Type Tailored to Your House Style

By Sandi Schwartz

Robot lawn mower on grass

We Mowed for 50 Hours to Find the Best Lawn Mowers for Small Yards We Mowed for 50 Hours to Find the Best Lawn Mowers for Small Yards

By Tom Scalisi, By Mark Wolfe

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

7 Escape Artist Plants You Should Always Keep Contained 7 Escape Artist Plants You Should Always Keep Contained

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Garden Hose Options

This Must-Have Garden Hose Promises Not to Kink, Puncture, or Leak This Must-Have Garden Hose Promises Not to Kink, Puncture, or Leak

By Glenda Taylor

Someone out of frame pours oil into a red lawnmower.

What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use? What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use?

By Amy Lynch, By Teresa Odle

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start 9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, By Manasa Reddigari

A charming mailbox surrounded by nice landscaping plants.

7 Mailbox Landscaping Ideas You’ll Want to Copy 7 Mailbox Landscaping Ideas You’ll Want to Copy

By Savannah Sher

The 8 Best Mulch Options for Your Landscaping Beds The 8 Best Mulch Options for Your Landscaping Beds

By Steph Coelho

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.

How to Start a Lawn Mower How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

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

By Sandi Schwartz

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.

How to Edge a Lawn How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person in blue sweatshirt and jeans driving one of the best riding mowers for hills and uneven yards

The Best Riding Lawn Mowers for Hills, Tested and Reviewed The Best Riding Lawn Mowers for Hills, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, By Mike Bruton, By Tom Scalisi

Eight hose reels on a driveway in front of a garage door

The Best Hose Reels for a Tidier Yard The Best Hose Reels for a Tidier Yard

By Glenda Taylor, By Heather Blackmore, By Tiffany Lewis

8 different pairs of pruning shears lined up on a concrete slab

The Best Pruning Shears, According to Testing The Best Pruning Shears, According to Testing

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe

8 of the Best Wheelbarrow Options lined up on a huge grass lawn in the summer

After Stress-Testing Wheelbarrows in Our Obstacle Course, We Found the Best After Stress-Testing Wheelbarrows in Our Obstacle Course, We Found the Best

By Mark Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor, By Savannah Sher

The Best Weeding Tools Options

This Handy Tool is a Must-Have for Any Gardener This Handy Tool is a Must-Have for Any Gardener

By Mark Wolfe, By Heather Blackmore, By Timothy Dale

Photo of a young woman planting a small tree in her backyard

Is Your Yard Disaster-Proof? 5 Projects That Could Protect Your Home Is Your Yard Disaster-Proof? 5 Projects That Could Protect Your Home

By Sandi Schwartz

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, By Tony Carrick

A stunning backyard landscape with flowering and non-flowering plants.

11 Plants That Look Stunning in a Home Landscape With or Without Blooms 11 Plants That Look Stunning in a Home Landscape With or Without Blooms

A house and yard with a blooming dogwood tree in the foreground.

10 Types of Dogwood Trees to Beautify Your Yard Year-Round 10 Types of Dogwood Trees to Beautify Your Yard Year-Round

By Audrey Stallsmith

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.

How to Fell a Tree How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, By Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

A man pushing an electric lawn mower (left) and a gas lawn mower (right).

Gas vs. Electric Lawn Mowers: Which Are Better? Gas vs. Electric Lawn Mowers: Which Are Better?

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Tony Carrick

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home

How to Lay Artificial Grass How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, By Bob Vila

A group of the best battery chainsaws pictured together on a stack of logs

We Tested the Best Battery Chainsaws, and Our Favorite is a Powerhouse We Tested the Best Battery Chainsaws, and Our Favorite is a Powerhouse

By Tony Carrick, By Mark Wolfe, By Mark Clement

The Best Cordless Leafblowers

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

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, By Bob Vila, By Teresa Odle

Mother on ladder hands some newly trimmed ivy to her young sons, who are helping clean up.

How to Kill Ivy How to Kill Ivy

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

Poison Ivy vine climbing trunk of tree.

3 Ways to Get Rid of Poison Ivy 3 Ways to Get Rid of Poison Ivy

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review

This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire

A hydrangea flower dried up with snow piled atop it in the winter months.

How to Protect Hydrangeas in Winter so They Bounce Back Better Than Ever Come Spring How to Protect Hydrangeas in Winter so They Bounce Back Better Than Ever Come Spring

By Lauren Landers

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

Person raking colorful fallen leaves in yard.

Should You Leave the Leaves on Your Lawn This Fall? Should You Leave the Leaves on Your Lawn This Fall?

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up view of moss and leaves on the ground.

How to Get Rid of Moss in Your Lawn How to Get Rid of Moss in Your Lawn

By Kat Hodgins, By Bob Vila, By Michelle Ullman

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

White house with green shutters in the background of an overgrown garden.

This Low-Maintenance Garden Trend Can Also Improve Your Home Value This Low-Maintenance Garden Trend Can Also Improve Your Home Value

By Sandi Schwartz

Pink-and-white saucer magnolia tree (Magnolia x soulangeana) flowers are in full bloom on a spring day.

15 Types of Magnolia Trees Every DIY Landscaper Should Know 15 Types of Magnolia Trees Every DIY Landscaper Should Know

By Audrey Stallsmith

Close-up of teal hydrangea flowers.

How to Showcase the 2025 Garden Color of the Year in Your Yard How to Showcase the 2025 Garden Color of the Year in Your Yard

By Sandi Schwartz

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? Buffalo Grass: The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Lawn?

A bumblebee on a flower within a diverse flower bed.

New Study Explains Critical Factors for Pollinator Gardens New Study Explains Critical Factors for Pollinator Gardens

By Sandi Schwartz

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

Person inserts a soil test probe into a hole in a grassy yard.

How to Test Soil pH How to Test Soil pH

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

flower bed ideas

32 Inspiring Flower Bed Ideas for Yards of Any Size 32 Inspiring Flower Bed Ideas for Yards of Any Size

By Deirdre Mundorf