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5 Expert Tips for Landscaping a Rocky Yard

By Sandi Schwartz

Four small trees or shrubs covered in burlap to protect them from fallen snow.
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7 Types of Plant Covers That’ll Protect Tender Trees and Shrubs From the Cold

By Steph Coelho, Updated by Daryna Tobey

A DIYer planting bulbs in the yard in fall.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Why I Often Plant My Fall Bulbs Outside of My Flower Beds

By Audrey Stallsmith

Woman relaxing on a hammock in her flower garden.
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Now This Is a Landscaping Trend We Can Get On Board With

By Sandi Schwartz

Covering outdoor plants with a hoop frame and a tarp shelter.
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40 Tasks Homeowners Should Finish Before the First Frost

By Michelle Ullman, Caitlin Castelaz, Theresa Clement

October Prime Day Deal on Ego Self-Propelled Mower
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End-of-Summer Special: EGO Self-Propelled Mower Is $185 Off for October Prime Day

By Glenda Taylor

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Our Favorite Locking Box Is Nearly Indestructible

By Timothy Dale, Amber Guetebier

Drought-tolerant plants potted on a patio in full sun.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Forgetting to Water Is No Big Deal for These Drought-Tolerant Container Plants

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Gardyn Home Kit 3.0 growing lots of leafy greens during testing.
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The Gardyn System Review: Hydroponic Gardening in Just 2 Square Feet

By Jenn Ryan

Blooming light pink roses in the foreground of a green garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

6 Plants That Highlight the 2026 Garden Color of the Year

By Sandi Schwartz

Best Soil For Fiddle Leaf Figs Options
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The Best Soil for Fiddle Leaf Figs Will Keep Your Houseplant Happy and Healthy

By Glenda Taylor

A person using the Best Mulching Lawn Mower to mow their lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Yes, You Need a Mulching Lawn Mower for a Greener Yard—And These Are the Best

By Tony Carrick

Woman waters houseplants in flower pots on the floor.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Curate a Living Gallery, the Latest Indoor Gardening Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

Edge of green grass next to dark brown mulch, with some yard tools on the lawn between the two areas.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How Long Does It Take for Grass to Grow?

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Debbie Wolfe

A gardener holding a cucumber on a vine in a vegetable garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

I Nearly Ruined My Cucumber Patch Because I Ignored This Important Garden Practice

By Audrey Stallsmith

The Best Compost Bins Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

The 8 Best Compost Bins 

By Debbie Wolfe, Jenn Ryan

Landscaper cutting and installing landscape fabric
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Are Weeds Growing Through Your Landscape Fabric? Don’t Do What I Did

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best pole saws together before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning That We’ve Tested

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

The Best Crabgrass Killer Option
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The 5 Best Crabgrass Killers for Getting Rid of Stubborn Lawn Weeds

By Debbie Wolfe

Invasive hops vines growing on a fence.
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The Beautiful Vine I Wish I Had Never Planted

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunday Lawn Care Plans Are on Sale for Labor Day
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Sunday’s Sale Proves Labor Day Is the Best Time for Lawn Care Deals

By Kathleen Corlett

An old gas mower on a suburban lawn.
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Why I’m Ditching My Trusty Gas Mower (Even Though It Still Works)

By Robert Annis

Fertilizing potted plants with used coffee grounds.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Perk Up These 15 Plants By Feeding Them Your Used Coffee Grounds

By Gretchen Heber

Woman planting tulip bulbs in a flower bed during a beautiful sunny autumn afternoon.
Lawn Care & Gardening

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

By Bob Vila

Backyard meditation garden with a labyrinth
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How I Created a Backyard Meditation Space I Never Want to Leave

By Sandi Schwartz

Tree stump in autumn forest with healthy trees in the distance.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Kill a Tree Stump

By Bob Vila, Mark Wolfe

Tordon Herbicide
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The Best Stump Killer Has No Chemicals—And You Might Already Have It At Home

By Glenda Taylor

Faceless woman pruning pink flowers from a shrub
Lawn Care & Gardening

Wait! Don’t Cut Back These Popular Landscaping Plants in the Fall

By Sandi Schwartz

Bob Vila writer holding Stihl FSA 80 R Battery-Powered String Trimmer during battery trimmer testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Spent Over 20 Hours Testing the Best Battery Trimmers to Find the 9 Best Options

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

Wooden sign that reads "Caution: Poison Ivy" with poison ivy growing in the background.
Lawn Care & Gardening

3 Things You’ll Want to Waste No Time Cleaning After a Run-In With Poison Ivy

By Sandi Schwartz

A squirrel climbs a wooden picket fence.
Lawn Care & Gardening

8 Ways to Get Rid of Squirrels on Your Property Without Harming Them

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A person using the best push mower to mow a lawn
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested More Than 30 Lawn Mowers to Find the 7 Best Push Models

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

Back to the Roots Olla Pots buried with potted hydrangea and tomato plant
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My Secret for Keeping Thirsty Plants Watered Is On Sale for Under $10 Right Now

By Kathleen Corlett

Greenworks Prime Day 2025 Deals on Pressure Washers, Chainsaws, Mowers, and More
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Prime Day Is Here and These Are the Best Greenworks Deals to Shop Now

By Glenda Taylor

Expandable Hose Deal One-Off
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I Found the Best Expandable Garden Hose for Small Spaces—And It’s $30 Off

By Glenda Taylor

A spider plant with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Care for Spider Plants for Low-Maintenance, Pet-Friendly Indoor Greenery

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Attract Hummingbirds to the Garden
Lawn Care & Gardening

6 Surefire Ways to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Yard

By Margaret Foley, Jennifer Noonan

A cluster of mushrooms in a grassy green lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Get Rid of Mushrooms in Your Lawn

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A backyard herb garden in the summer.
Lawn Care & Gardening

11 Herb Garden Ideas to Try This Summer—No Matter How Much Space You Have

By Lori Lovely

Friendly neighbors talking through a fence, one is standing next to a lawnmower
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Unspoken Rules of Neighborly Yardwork Etiquette

By Sandi Schwartz

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

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

By BobVila.com Staff

Green Machine Lawn Tools Review
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This Impressive Lawn Equipment Combo Gives You More For Your Money

By Mark Wolfe

An ant climbs a small yellow flower.
Lawn Care & Gardening

12 Plants That Repel Ants Naturally

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

The Best Place to Buy Outdoor Plants Online Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

The 19 Best Places to Buy Outdoor Plants Online

By Carol Benton, Amanda Tarlton, Debbie Wolfe

Close up view of person with dethatching rake raking the grass.
Lawn Care & Gardening

10 Things to Know Before Dethatching a Lawn

By Heather Blackmore, Kat Hodgins, Updated by BobVila.com Staff

Woman taking care of plants and herbs in her garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Ornamentals vs. Edibles—Why Not Both? How to Achieve Our Favorite Garden Design Trend in Your Yard

By Sandi Schwartz

Tumble of Strawberries
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How to Grow Strawberries

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

Cattle panel trellises installed in raised garden beds for growing vining vegetable plants.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Build a Cattle Panel Trellis—the Ultimate Accessory for Your Vegetable Garden

By Lauren Landers

Birds eye view of a woman gardener weeding an organic vegetable garden with a hand fork, while kneeling on green grass.
Lawn Care & Gardening

These Are the Biggest Mistakes You Can Make With Companion Planting, According to Expert Gardeners

By Sandi Schwartz

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How to Grow Onions

By Audrey Stallsmith, Teresa Odle

Glow in the dark Firefly Petunia glowing in the dark.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Have You Considered Glow-in-the-Dark Flowers for Your Hanging Baskets This Spring? It’s a Thing Now!

By Debbie Wolfe

The Best Grass Seed for Northeast Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Grass Seeds for Northeastern States

By Jasmine Harding

A red cabbage plant serving as a companion plant between two fruiting cucumber plants in a raised garden bed.
Lawn Care & Gardening

15 Companion Plants for Cucumbers—and 5 to Keep Away—for the Best Harvest

By Amber Guetebier

Woman's gloved hands touching herbs in her potted herb garden.
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8 Herbs You Never Thought to Grow But Definitely Should

By Sandi Schwartz

Person Holding a White Seed Putting it on a Pot with Soil
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Editor-Favorite Seeds for Proven Performance and Exceptional Flavor

By Katie Barton

Person wearing work gloves pulls up dandelion with garden trowel.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Water sprinklers irrigate the lawns of several bungalow homes.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Install an Underground Sprinkler System

By Michael Franco, Updated by Timothy Dale

How to revive a winter-weary lawn
Lawn Care & Gardening

Dormant, Not Dead: 7 Ways to Bring a Tired and Weary Lawn Back From the Brink 

By Amber Guetebier

A mom and daughter potting up tomato plants to grow at home this summer.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Experts Say You’ll Want to Grow This Humble Plant in Your Backyard This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Red tomatoes growing in a garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

15 Companion Plants for Tomatoes—and 5 to Avoid—for Your Best Crop Yet

By Amber Guetebier

A basket of colorful vegetables sitting next to bright yellow flowers outside in a garden
Lawn Care & Gardening

These Flowers Deserve a Spot in Your Vegetable Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand.
Lawn Care & Gardening

5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away

By Sandi Schwartz

A hand holds a fistful of weeds recently pulled from they nearby yard.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Pulling Weeds Is Our Least Favorite Garden Chore—But There’s an Easier Way to Do It

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A homeowner mowing the lawn from overhead.
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Asked a Lawn Care Pro the 3 Biggest DIY Lawn Care Mistakes to Avoid

By Lori Lovely