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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

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Grass Seed Option

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

By Tony Carrick

Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance

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

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Seven of the best weed killers lined up in a garage

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

By Mark Wolfe, Manasa Reddigari, Tony Carrick

The Best Lawn Aerator Options

Quickly Rejuvenate Your Lawn With This Handy Tool

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi, Heather Blackmore

Person pouring fertilizers from a bag into a spreader

The Best Fertilizers for St. Augustine Grass, Vetted

By Glenda Taylor, Savannah Sher

Best Fertilizer Spreader

The Best Fertilizer Spreaders of 2026, Tested and Reviewed by Experts

By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Michelle Larson

Best Fertilizer For Bermuda Grass

Is Your Bermuda Grass Looking Patchy? Here’s the Best Fertilizer To Fix It

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Organic Weed Killer Options

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

By Glenda Taylor

Ace Hardware YardRx delivery truck outside of home

Ace Is the Place—For a New Lawn Care Subscription Service

By Amber Guetebier

The Best Organic Lawn Fertilizers Options

Improve the Look and Health of Your Grass With One of These Effective Organic Lawn Fertilizers

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

The Best Cordless Leafblowers

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

Bird's eye view of a person wearing blue shoes and khakis standing on a clover lawn.

How to Get Rid of Clover

A person pushes a small green lawn spreader around on a freshly mowed lawn

Here’s When to Apply Grub Control—and Why You Might Be Able to Skip It Entirely

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review

This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire

October Innovations and New Products

October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

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

Prime Day Outdoor Deals

Updated: Now’s Your Last Chance to Save Up to $1,000 Prime Day Mower Deals and More

By Glenda Taylor

A woman using the Stihl BGA 86 leaf blower to clear a driveway

Limited Time Only: Get a Free Stihl Battery ($299 Value) with the Purchase of a Stihl Leaf Blower from Ace Hardware

By Glenda Taylor

Toro 60V Leaf Blower Review

This 60V Leaf Blower is the Year-Round Workhorse Everyone’s Been Waiting For, See Our Tested Review

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?

Ace Hardware Fall Lawn Care Essentials Options

Everything You Need for Your Fall Lawn Care Routine

By Michelle Larson

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

How to Test Soil pH

Solved! Does Grass Seed Go Bad?

Does Grass Seed Go Bad?

By Alisa Martin, Bob Vila

Our favorite leaf blowers are on sale for Labor Day

Our Favorite Leaf Blowers Are as Low as $150 in Labor Day Sales

By Kathleen Corlett

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

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

A close up of a lush green lawn.

6 of the Best Lawn Care Services in America, Vetted

By Amber Guetebier, Sabrina Serani, Catherine Hiles

Toro TimeCutter MyRIDE Zero-Turn Mower Review

Toro TimeCutter MyRIDE Zero-Turn Mower: Speed and the Most Comfortable Ride Around

John Deere ZTrak Review

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

John Deere S130 lawn tractor on grass

Nothing Runs Like the Best John Deere Lawn Tractors, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

how to winterize a sprinkler sprinkler in grass sunset

How to Winterize a Sprinkler System

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

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

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

A stepping stone path in a garden in surrounded with flowering creeping thyme.

Creeping Thyme Lawn: An Eco-Friendly Alternative to Turfgrass

By Kat Hodgins, Updated by Gretchen Heber

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

The Best Rototillers for Soil Prep and Garden Maintenance, Tested

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

Cutting grass with orange lawnmower.

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

By Tony Carrick

Backyard with lawn chairs and dry, dead grass.

The Best Drought-Resistant Grass for Dry Summers

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A close up of blades of grass.

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

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler watering a green lawn during testing.

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?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

A close up view of a dry cicada shell.

Are Cicada Exoskeletons Good for the Garden?

A collection of Sunday products.

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 home surrounded by a lawn made of wildflowers.

Extend No Mow May Into Slower Mow Summer

By Lauren Landers

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)?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

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

A close up of weeds in a yard.

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?

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!

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

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 bee is hovering over a clover flower.

9 Good Reasons to Consider Planting a Clover Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Lori Lovely

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

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

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Sandi Schwartz

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

Here’s How Much Landscape Curbing Typically Costs

By Sandi Schwartz

A young person holding flower plant next to garden box.

12 Ways to Wake Up Your Yard in Spring

By Jennifer Noonan, Caitlin Castelaz, BobVila.com Staff

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

12 Simple Ways to Improve Your Piece of Earth

A close up of a person hydroseeding.

Hydroseeding: How Much It Costs and What to Expect

By Sandi Schwartz

Epsom salt in gloved hand near plants.

How to Use Epsom Salt for Plants

By Teresa Odle, Andreana Lefton

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 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?

By Amber Guetebier

A mound of dirt is on a green lawn.

How to Hire a Topsoil Delivery Company

By Miranda Siwak, Evelyn Auer