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Outdoor Kitchen Essentials Options

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The Best Outdoor Cushions Option

Our Favorite Outdoor Cushions Are Made From an Unusual Material to Prevent Fading Our Favorite Outdoor Cushions Are Made From an Unusual Material to Prevent Fading

By Emily Blackwood, By Michelle Larson

Four of the best fire pits burning gas and wood during testing.

After 33 Hours of Testing, Here Are Our 11 Best Fire Pits of 2025 After 33 Hours of Testing, Here Are Our 11 Best Fire Pits of 2025

A gardener harvesting green onions.

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

A weather stick mounted on a tree for predicting when it will rain.

Should You Water the Lawn Today or Is it Going to Rain? This Low-Tech Tool Can Tell You Should You Water the Lawn Today or Is it Going to Rain? This Low-Tech Tool Can Tell You

By Sandi Schwartz

The Breeo X Series 24 Smokeless Fire Pit on sand while burning a fire during testing.

We Spent 32 Hours Testing to Find the 8 Best Smokeless Fire Pits We Spent 32 Hours Testing to Find the 8 Best Smokeless Fire Pits

By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

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

11 Drought-Tolerant Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Summer 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 We Tested 8 Hydroponic Systems, and Our Favorite is One of the Least Expensive

By Katie Barton, By Glenda Taylor, By Jenn Ryan

Deals Roundup 2/7 Option: AeroGarden Harvest

Hydroponic Gardeners, Rejoice: AeroGarden Is Back 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 9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

By Heather Blackmore

The Best Grass Seed Option

Make Your Neighbors Green With Lawn Envy Thanks to Our Favorite Grass Seed Make Your Neighbors Green With Lawn Envy Thanks to Our Favorite Grass Seed

By Tony Carrick

The Best Raised Garden Bed Options

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

By Debbie Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor

The Best Seed Starting Mix Options

The Best Seed Starting Mixes of 2025 for Successful Germination The Best Seed Starting Mixes of 2025 for Successful Germination

By Glenda Taylor

Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

OM Scott and Sons products on garden shelf

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

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

The Best Organic Fertilizer Options

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

The Best Soil Moisture Meter Options

This Cheap Garden Tool is the Key to Your Plants Thriving This Cheap Garden Tool is the Key to Your Plants Thriving

By Glenda Taylor, By Steph Coelho, By Jasmine Harding

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

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

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now 7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

A hand wearing a yellow gardening glove uses a small shovel to sprinkle sulfur on a garden plot.

How to Lower pH in Soil How to Lower pH in Soil

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe

A green and white hummingbird hovers above a bright red hummingbird feeder.

This Is the Best Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders Where You Live This Is the Best Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders Where You Live

Seven of the best weed killers lined up in a garage

We Tested 5 Low-Toxicity Weed Killers, and Our Favorite Worked Within Hours We Tested 5 Low-Toxicity Weed Killers, and Our Favorite Worked Within Hours

By Mark Wolfe, By Manasa Reddigari, By Tony Carrick

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

By Audrey Stallsmith

Ego Lawn Mower Review

I Cut My Rolling Half-Acre Lawn in Just One Charge With This Ego Mower I Cut My Rolling Half-Acre Lawn in Just One Charge With This Ego Mower

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

The Best Lawn Aerator Options

Quickly Rejuvenate Your Lawn With This Handy Tool Quickly Rejuvenate Your Lawn With This Handy Tool

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi, By Heather Blackmore

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

Person pouring fertilizers from a bag into a spreader

The Best Fertilizers for St. Augustine Grass, Vetted The Best Fertilizers for St. Augustine Grass, Vetted

By Glenda Taylor, By Savannah Sher

The Best Tick Spray For Yard Option

Our Favorite Tick Spray Is Safe for Kids and Pets Our Favorite Tick Spray Is Safe for Kids and Pets

By Timothy Dale

A white picket fence with portions leaning backward.

How To Fix a Leaning Fence How To Fix a Leaning Fence

By Katie Flannery

Young woman taking care of several houseplants

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

By Sandi Schwartz

Person wearing garden gloves cuts thick weeds with a sickle.

Homemade Weed Killers and Preventative Treatments That Really Work Homemade Weed Killers and Preventative Treatments That Really Work

By Teresa Odle, By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Gretchen Heber

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 Soil For Strawberries Options

The Best Soil for Strawberries The Best Soil for Strawberries

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Soil for Blueberries Options

The Best Soil for Blueberries to Get the Right pH Level The Best Soil for Blueberries to Get the Right pH Level

By Savannah Sher

Best Soil For Fiddle Leaf Figs Options

The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs

By Glenda Taylor

Hands pressing young tomato plant into soil

The Best Soil for Tomatoes The Best Soil for Tomatoes

By Glenda Taylor

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

A group of the Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels together outside before testing.

The Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels According to Our Tests The Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels According to Our Tests

By Katie Barton, By Tony Carrick

The best soil for raised beds options sits outside on the ground next to several thriving raised beds

The Best Soils for Raised Garden Beds The Best Soils for Raised Garden Beds

By Steph Coelho, By Stacey L. Nash

Best Fertilizer Spreader

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By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Michelle Larson

Best Fertilizer For Bermuda Grass

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By Glenda Taylor

Someone pouring fertilizer into a Miracle-Gro container on a green lawn

The Best Fertilizers for Zoysia Grass The Best Fertilizers for Zoysia Grass

By Glenda Taylor

Multiple soil test kits lined up on a table

The Best Soil Test Kits According to Our Tests The Best Soil Test Kits According to Our Tests

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Organic Weed Killer Options

We Researched More than 20 Options to Find the Best Organic Weed Killers We Researched More than 20 Options to Find the Best Organic Weed Killers

By Glenda Taylor

Ace Hardware YardRx delivery truck outside of home

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By Amber Guetebier

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

The Best Organic Lawn Fertilizers Options

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The Best Fertilizer For Palm Trees Options

Our Favorite Fertilizer for Palm Trees Only Needs to be Applied 4 Times a Year Our Favorite Fertilizer for Palm Trees Only Needs to be Applied 4 Times a Year

By Katie Barton

best fertilizer for gardenias

The Best Fertilizers for Gardenias The Best Fertilizers for Gardenias

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Rooting Hormone Options

Propagate New Plants With Our Faovirte Rooting Hormone Propagate New Plants With Our Faovirte Rooting Hormone

The Best Fertilizers for Hydrangeas Options

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By Glenda Taylor

The Best Lawn Mower Snow Blower Combos Options

Use Your Lawn Mower Year-Round With This Handy Attachment Use Your Lawn Mower Year-Round With This Handy Attachment

Tomato Hornworm with a red flower backdrop.

How to Get Rid of Caterpillars How to Get Rid of Caterpillars

By Brenda Silva

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

Woman places a domed seed-starting tray on a table next to a sunny window.

How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

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