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A group of the best leaf rakes options propped against a fence

The Best Leaf Rakes to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested The Best Leaf Rakes to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Andreana Lefton, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best brush cutters on grass before testing.

The Best Brush Cutters For Heavy-Duty Lawn Maintenance, Tested The Best Brush Cutters For Heavy-Duty Lawn Maintenance, Tested

A person using the best push mower to mow a lawn.

The Best Push Lawn Mowers, Tested and Reviewed The Best Push Lawn Mowers, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A group of the best pole saws together before testing.

The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning Tall Trees, Tested The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning Tall Trees, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

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

The Best Reel Mowers, Tested The Best Reel Mowers, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Glenda Taylor

A close up of a person mowing a lawn.

The 4 Best DIY Lawn Care Programs and Subscription Services The 4 Best DIY Lawn Care Programs and Subscription Services

By Amber Guetebier, Evelyn Auer

The Best Lawn Sweeper Option

The Best Lawn Sweepers for a Well-Groomed Yard, Tested The Best Lawn Sweepers for a Well-Groomed Yard, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

John Deere ZTrak Review

Zero Complaints With This Zero-Turn Mower: A John Deere ZTrak Review Zero Complaints With This Zero-Turn Mower: A John Deere ZTrak Review

A Bob Vila writer tests out the Black+Decker 20V Max EasyFeed String Trimmer/Edger on weeds in the lawn

Our Favorite Budget-Friendly String Trimmer Is On Sale for Only $126 Our Favorite Budget-Friendly String Trimmer Is On Sale for Only $126

By Glenda Taylor

philodendron plant care 101 - how to grow philodendron indoors

Philodendron Care 101 Philodendron Care 101

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff

lemon tree plant care 101 - how to grow lemon tree indoors

How to Grow Lemon Trees Indoors How to Grow Lemon Trees Indoors

Two female gardeners working in an urban vegetable garden

How Soil Amendments Can Improve Your Garden How Soil Amendments Can Improve Your Garden

By Mark Wolfe, Gretchen Heber

A person is pushing a lawn mower on a lawn to shred leaves for mulch.

Why Mulching Leaves Is Better Than Raking Them Why Mulching Leaves Is Better Than Raking Them

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Two houseplants alongside ingredients needed to make homemade plant food.

Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Person wearing gardening gloves pulls hosta plants apart.

How to Split Hostas How to Split Hostas

By Steph Coelho

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

By Sandi Schwartz

BobVila.com Presents... Ask a Pro

Join Us for the Very First BobVila.com Webinar: “How a More Eco-Friendly Yard Can Beat the Summer Heat” Join Us for the Very First BobVila.com Webinar: “How a More Eco-Friendly Yard Can Beat the Summer Heat”

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A woman in denim overalls sprays her garden using a pump sprayer.

Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe: Kill Garden Bugs Naturally Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe: Kill Garden Bugs Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

Woman wearing yellow rubber gloves sprays weeds in her driveway.

How to Make Weed Killer: 6 Methods That Are Both Natural and Effective How to Make Weed Killer: 6 Methods That Are Both Natural and Effective

By Glenda Taylor, Manasa Reddigari

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

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

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Aerial view, depicting man wearing straw hat and check shirt, watering a colorful flowerbed on his garden lawn.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July

By Bob Vila Staff

A group of the best rototillers on a lawn before testing.

The Best Rototillers for Soil Prep and Garden Maintenance, Tested The Best Rototillers for Soil Prep and Garden Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale, Heather Blackmore

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth 13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A close up of blades of grass.

Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The Best Place to Buy Outdoor Plants Online Options

The 19 Best Places to Buy Outdoor Plants Online The 19 Best Places to Buy Outdoor Plants Online

By Carol Benton, Amanda Tarlton, Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best gardening shoes together on a potting bench before testing.

The Best Gardening Shoes to Keep Your Feet Dry, Tested The Best Gardening Shoes to Keep Your Feet Dry, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Steph Coelho

An aerial view of a lush lawn.

3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening? 3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening?

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler watering a green lawn during testing.

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler Is a Game Changer for Forgetful Gardeners The OtO Lawn Sprinkler Is a Game Changer for Forgetful Gardeners

By Katie Barton

A woman gardens on a sunny day.

You Asked, Pros Answered: What Is the Most Underrated Edible Plant or Crop? You Asked, Pros Answered: What Is the Most Underrated Edible Plant or Crop?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

A group of the best mulch glues together on a front porch before testing.

The Best Mulch Glues to Keep Your Yard Pristine, Tested The Best Mulch Glues to Keep Your Yard Pristine, Tested

By Glenda Taylor

A collection of Sunday products.

We Asked 5 BobVila.com Editors to Try Sunday Lawn—and the Results Shocked Every Single One We Asked 5 BobVila.com Editors to Try Sunday Lawn—and the Results Shocked Every Single One

By Sophie Kaemmerlé, Becky Helzer, Catherine Hiles, Paul Rankin, Jenny Stanley, Daryna Tobey

A close up of a person seeding a green lawn.

Ask a Pro: I Love My Shade Trees, But Grass Doesn’t Grow Under Them. What Can I Plant (or Do)? Ask a Pro: I Love My Shade Trees, But Grass Doesn’t Grow Under Them. What Can I Plant (or Do)?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

An aerial shot of a landscaped lawn.

5 Unmistakable Signs You Hired the Wrong Landscaper—And How to Avoid Making the Same Mistake Twice 5 Unmistakable Signs You Hired the Wrong Landscaper—And How to Avoid Making the Same Mistake Twice

By Meghan Wentland

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

Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year

By Debbie Wolfe, Teresa Odle

A close up of weeds in a yard.

Dealing With Your Neighbor’s Weeds: Lawn Care Nightmare, Or Annoying Eyesore? Dealing With Your Neighbor’s Weeds: Lawn Care Nightmare, Or Annoying Eyesore?

A man seeds a lush green lawn.

Road Salt Destroyed My Lawn. What Can I Do to Save It? Road Salt Destroyed My Lawn. What Can I Do to Save It?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

A close up of violet flowers.

I Plucked 700 Little Rose of Sharon Sprouts, But I Can’t Keep Up—Help! I Plucked 700 Little Rose of Sharon Sprouts, But I Can’t Keep Up—Help!

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

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

Tested Review: The Best Watering Cans for Your Garden Tested Review: The Best Watering Cans for Your Garden

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

How to Build a Cinder Block Wall

How To: Build a Cinder Block Wall How To: Build a Cinder Block Wall

By Oliver Harriett

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

Hydroponic Indoor Gardening in 2 Square Feet: The Gardyn System 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 The Best Bagged Compost for Garden Soil

By Lauraine Velez

Tree stump in autumn forest with healthy trees in the distance.

How to Kill a Tree Stump How to Kill a Tree Stump

By Bob Vila, Mark Wolfe

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 When to Plant Grass Seed to Get the Lushest, Greenest Lawn

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

A collage of all the best potting benches tested in 2024.

The Best Potting Benches for Gardening Indoors and Out, Tested The Best Potting Benches for Gardening Indoors and Out, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

A person kneeling down to spray Sunday Weed Warrior Grass and Weed Killer on a specific area in a flower garden.

Here’s Half Off the Near-Perfect Custom Plan That Rescued This Brown and Patchy Lawn Here’s Half Off the Near-Perfect Custom Plan That Rescued This Brown and Patchy Lawn

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A person using the Fiskars Stand-Up Weed Puller to pull a dandelion during testing.

The Eco-Friendly Power of the Fiskars Weed Puller: A Tested Review The Eco-Friendly Power of the Fiskars Weed Puller: A Tested Review

By Glenda Taylor

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

16 Types of Mulch for Landscaping and Gardening 16 Types of Mulch for Landscaping and Gardening

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Sandi Schwartz

An orange tabby cat named Morris sits on a rack in a home improvement garden center.

Home Improvement Store Cats and the DIYers Who Love Them Home Improvement Store Cats and the DIYers Who Love Them

A weed-free vegetable garden in a suburban backyard.

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

By Lauren Landers

Volunteer of Rebuilding Together stands with Barbara Bischoff in front of her Illinois home.

Bathroom Remodeling

Chicago Woman Keeps Her Home Thanks to National Rebuilding Day: See What’s Happening in Your Community Chicago Woman Keeps Her Home Thanks to National Rebuilding Day: See What’s Happening in Your Community

By Deirdre Mundorf

Person jars colorful vegetables.

The 10 Best Vegetables to Grow for Water Bath Canning 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 The 10 Best Vegetables to Grow for Winter Storage

By Lauren Landers

A multigenerational group of people wearing matching green t-shirts work together to plant a tree.

The Story Behind Arbor Day—And 6 Local Celebrations That Have Us Green With Envy The Story Behind Arbor Day—And 6 Local Celebrations That Have Us Green With Envy

By Deirdre Mundorf

15 Affordable Landscaping Projects You Can DIY in a Day

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

12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth 12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

Epsom salt in gloved hand near plants.

How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants

By Teresa Odle, Andreana Lefton

A close up of a worker in a riding lawn mower mowing lush green grass.

Sunday Lawn Care vs. TruGreen: Which Lawn Care Service Is Best? Sunday Lawn Care vs. TruGreen: Which Lawn Care Service Is Best?

By Amber Guetebier

Woman scrubbing the inside of a terra-cotta pot, with a bucket of soapy water next to the pot.

Cleaning & Organizing

How To Clean Terra-Cotta Pots How To Clean Terra-Cotta Pots

By Audrey Stallsmith

A mound of dirt is on a green lawn.

How to Hire a Topsoil Delivery Company How to Hire a Topsoil Delivery Company

By Miranda Siwak, Evelyn Auer

A view of a wet and soggy yard and paved pathway.

Drainage Problems in the Yard? This Is the Right Expert to Call Drainage Problems in the Yard? This Is the Right Expert to Call

By Melissa Graham

A person uses a Sunday product on a lush, green lawn.

Sunday Drops Deals on Pro Lawn Aeration Services—But For Lawn Plan Members Only Sunday Drops Deals on Pro Lawn Aeration Services—But For Lawn Plan Members Only

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

A person pours hydrogen peroxide into a garden watering can.

How to Use Hydrogen Peroxide for Plants (Hint: Experts Say Sparingly) How to Use Hydrogen Peroxide for Plants (Hint: Experts Say Sparingly)

By Audrey Stallsmith

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 Smart Yard: Cutting-Edge Tech for Your Home Landscape

Spicy red and green pepper plants.

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