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

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?

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Tony Carrick

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

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

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe, Mark Clement

The Best Cordless Leafblowers

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

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

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

How to Kill Ivy

A father and son are staking a young tree together.

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

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review

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

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

Person raking colorful fallen leaves in yard.

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

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

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

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

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

By Audrey Stallsmith

Close-up of teal hydrangea flowers.

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?

A bumblebee on a flower within a diverse flower bed.

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)

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

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

flower bed ideas

32 Inspiring Flower Bed Ideas for Yards of Any Size

By Deirdre Mundorf

A bagworm pupa hangs from a thin tree branch.

How to Get Rid of Bagworms

Best Chainsaw Review

The Stihl MSA 300 Electric Chainsaw Outperforms Gas Models

By Zach Lazzari

A group of the best backpack leaf blower options sitting together on green grass

The Best Backpack Leaf Blowers to Keep Your Yard Looking Pristine, Tested

A cluster of fully bloomed calla lily flowers stand tightly together, their stamens visible.

11 Stunning Black Flowers to Grow for Garden Drama

By Lauren Landers

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

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

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

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

The 22 Best Ornamental Grasses for Adding Drama to Your Property

By Glenda Taylor, Teresa Odle

Trails of leaf miner insect damage on tree leaves.

How to Get Rid of Leaf Miners Organically

By Audrey Stallsmith

Orange weed eater string on trimmer cutting weeds

The Best Weed Eater Strings for Trimming, Edging, and Cutting, Tested

A dead hedge fence made with plant debris, logs, and twigs.

This Unique Fence Style Has Been Around for Ages—But It’s Not Right for Everyone

By Lauren Landers

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How to Winterize a Sprinkler System

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

Portrait of smiling volunteers planting together. People in green t-shirts are volunteering for environmental cleanup. They are in park.

How to Plant a Tree

By Gretchen Heber

A container garden of various colored perennial plants.

Can You Plant Perennials in Pots?

By Audrey Stallsmith

A woman is holding many hydrangea plants.

It’s Not You, It’s Your Garden Soil’s pH: 11 Acid-Loving Plants That Can Thrive Where Others Die

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

A modern single-level home with green lawn and nice landscaping.

Do You Need a Landscape Warranty?

By Sandi Schwartz

A person's hand is touching ground cover plants.

8 Edible Ground Covers for Foodscape Gardens

By Lauren Landers

Sustainable hardscaping in a residential outdoor space with a retaining wall, stairs, and a permeable stone pathway.

Strategic Hardscaping Can Make Your Outdoor Space More Sustainable—Here’s How

By Sandi Schwartz

A dad squats next to his toddler daughter and helps her rake leaves into a pile while doing household chores outdoors together on a cool Autumn day.

17 Types of Rakes Every Homeowner Should Know

By Jennifer Noonan, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

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

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

A French drain in a grassy yard.

French Drain Cost: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer

Cutting grass with orange lawnmower.

This Is the Appropriate Grass-Cutting Height for Your Lawn, According to Experts

By Tony Carrick

A red mulberry tree growing in a home landscape where it is legal to plant them.

Think Twice Before Planting This Tree on Your Property—It Might Be Illegal

By Sandi Schwartz

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

8 small chainsaws lined up on the ground

The 8 Best Small Chainsaws, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

A small section of a residential xeriscape landscape.

Here’s Why You Should Consider Xeriscape Landscaping—and How to Do It—No Matter Where You Live

By Sandi Schwartz

A home surrounded by a lawn made of wildflowers.

Extend No Mow May Into Slower Mow Summer

By Lauren Landers

I Let My Lawn Grow for No Mow May—Here’s What Happened

A man kneeling to check out lawn mower.

Lawn Mower Maintenance and Repair Tips: Our Best Advice

By Timothy Dale

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

A large ornamental garden with bright flowers and stone walkway.

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

Woman-wearing-a-pink-hat-looks-over-a-picket-fence-with-an-annoyed-facial-expression.

12 Landscaping Features That Might Annoy Your Neighbors

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

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

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 shovel filled with mulch is sitting in a leveled pile of mulch in a backyard.

16 Types of Mulch for Landscaping and Gardening

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Sandi Schwartz

A weed-free vegetable garden in a suburban backyard.

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

By Lauren Landers