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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

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

A close up of a the beautiful landscaping work of a residence.

Here’s How Much Landscape Curbing Typically Costs

By Sandi Schwartz

The thoroughly hardscaped backyard of a home, complete with a furnished patio covered by a pergola, a built-in outdoor kitchen, and a hot tub.

What Is Hardscape, Anyway?

By Sandi Schwartz

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

15 Fascinating Flowers That Bloom Only at Night

15 Fascinating Flowers That Bloom Only at Night

By Jennifer Noonan, Kat Hodgins

A worker trims a tree.

How Much Does Tree Trimming Cost? These Are the Main Factors

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

15 Affordable Landscaping Projects You Can DIY in a Day

15 Affordable Landscaping Projects You Can DIY in a Day

By Manasa Reddigari, Gretchen Heber

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

A-terrier-dog-runs-with-a-plastic-water-bottle-in-his-mouth.

12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

A stone garden with small waterfalls and bushes with pink flowers.

15 Gorgeous Rock Garden Ideas for Your Landscape

By Nicole Shein, BobVila.com Staff

A view of a person's hand adjusting a lawn sprinkler.

Lawn Sprinkler System Cost: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer

Chamomile lawn in front yard.

It’s Possible to Replace Your Turfgrass Lawn With Chamomile—But Should You?

A mound of dirt is on a green lawn.

How to Hire a Topsoil Delivery Company

By Miranda Siwak, Evelyn Auer

Assorted gladiolus flowers growing in a home garden bed.

How to Grow Gladiolus in Your Home Landscape

By Amber Guetebier

A woman gardening in her backyard xeriscape with native wildflowers.

18 Native Plants to Grow in Xeriscape Gardens (By Region)

By Lauren Landers

The Best Oil For Lawn Mower Options

The Best Oils for Lawn Mower Maintenance

A young woman accessing a control panel on the top of a robot lawn mower in the yard of her upscale smart home.

Smart Yard: Cutting-Edge Tech for Your Home Landscape

Wood mulch piled on metal shovel in front of green garden space with large boulders.

Rubber Mulch vs. Wood Mulch: Which Is Best for Your Landscape?

Rake used on lawn fungus.

Solved! What to Do About Lawn Fungus

who installs french drains

5 Professionals Who Install French Drains, and Which One to Call Based on Your Issue

By Melissa Graham

Sunny backyard with fence and fruit trees growing.

14 Fast-Growing Fruit Trees to Jump-Start Your Edible Landscape

Average Landscaper Salary

The Average Landscaper Salary, State-by-State

By Amber Guetebier

Gardener using shovel.

20 Easy Backyard Updates You Can Do in a Day

By Marisa Villarreal

A woman in her backyard making notes about her diy landscape design.

How to Be Your Own Landscape Designer

Foxglove flowers growing in a home landscape.

Add Interest to Your Home Landscape With This Guide to Growing Foxglove

Holly bush growing berries outside of brick wall.

13 Types of Holly Plants All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Audrey Stallsmith

Woman holding bonsai plant.

11 Types of Bonsai Trees That Are Best for Beginners

By Steph Coelho

Close up of red flower on tree.

11 Red Shrubs That Add Interest to Home Landscapes

By Audrey Stallsmith

A monarch butterfly sipping nectar from a swamp milkweed flower.

8 Ways to Use Milkweed in Your Home Landscape—and Why You Should ASAP

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Camellia bush with pink flowers covered with snow.

16 Colorful Shrubs for a Standout Winter Garden

By Jennifer Noonan

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Lawn Care Cost - Cost Range + Average -

How Much Does Lawn Care Cost?

By Lori Lovely, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best pocket chainsaw options together on a picnic table

The Best Pocket Chainsaws, Tested

By Tony Carrick

8 Ways to Upgrade Your Backyard with Pavers

8 Ways to Upgrade Your Backyard with Pavers

By BobVila.com Staff

25 No-Effort Plants for a Foolproof Landscape

25 No-Effort Plants for a Foolproof Landscape

By BobVila.com Staff

50 Plants That Thrive in Any Yard

50 Plants That Thrive in Any Yard

By Andreana Lefton

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - How Much Does it Cost to Remove a Tree - Cost Range + Average - July 2023

How Much Does It Cost to Remove a Tree?

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer

Modern garden lawn mower on green grass in park

How to Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades

By BobVila.com Staff, Tony Carrick

tree falls on house

Solved! What to Do If a Tree Falls on Your House

By Glenda Taylor

overhead view of gardener tending to colorful circular flowerbed rain garden in bright green lawn

How to Build a Rain Garden—and Why You Should

By Glenda Taylor

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - cost to plant a tree - cost range + average - May 2023

How Much Does It Cost to Plant a Tree?

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - how much is a yard of mulch - cost range + average - May 2023

How Much Is a Yard of Mulch?

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - sod prices - cost range and average - May 2023

Sod Prices: How Much You Can Expect to Pay

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer

The Best Sprinkler Pump Option

The Best Sprinkler Pumps, Vetted

By Timothy Dale

The Best Time to Plant a Tree, Solved

Solved! The Best Time to Plant a Tree

By Katelin Hill

Solved! The Best Time to Spray Fruit Trees

Solved! When Is the Best Time of Year for Spraying Fruit Trees?

By Teresa Odle, Mark Wolfe

The Best Gas Chainsaw Option

The Best Gas Chainsaws