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Grill on the garden, close-up.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, By Tom Scalisi

How To Start a Fire in a Fire Pit
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Best Sand for Sandbox Options
Reviews

Our Favorite Sandbox Sand is Natural, Safe, and Easy to Clean Off

By Timothy Dale

The Best Grill Cleaner Options
Reviews

This Simple Product Can Cut Through Grease and Prep Your Grill for the Season

By Timothy Dale, By Jen Karetnick

Monument Grills Eminence line is an upgrade for a modern backyard BBQ
Lawn & Garden

Modernize Your Backyard in Time for Summer With Just 1 Upgrade

By Tony Carrick

Presented By Monument Grills
A group of the best cantilever umbrellas set up in a large grassy yard
Reviews

We Spent 900 Hours Testing Cantilever Umbrellas and Our Favorite Features Multiple Tilting Angles

By Jasmine Harding, By Stacey L. Nash

Older woman sneezing into a tissue outside by flowers
Lawn & Garden

Experts Say the 2025 Spring Allergy Season Will Be the Longest in Years

By Sandi Schwartz

Outdoor Kitchen Essentials Options
Lawn & Garden

Outdoor Kitchen Essentials

By Savannah Sher

The Best Outdoor Cushions Option
Reviews

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

By Emily Blackwood, By Michelle Larson

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

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.
Reviews

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

By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

The Best Propane Heater Options set together against the side of a red barn.
Reviews

The Best Propane Heater Can Be Used Almost Anywhere—Even Inside

By Timothy Dale, By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Beacham

Closeup of a horseshoe around a horseshoe stake and rust-colored sand.
DIY

How to Build a Horseshoe Pit

By Jennifer Noonan

People at a picnic with different grilling options
Reviews

The 33 Best Grilling Gifts for the BBQ Enthusiast

By Brie Greenhalgh

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations
Reviews

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations Will Have You Ready for the Holidays

By Michelle Larson

The best patio heater option set up on a table in a sunroom or porch with lots of cute houseplants in the background.
Reviews

Our Favorite Patio Heater is Easy to Transport and Provides Plenty of Warmth on Cool Nights

By Glenda Taylor, By Debbie Wolfe, By Mark Wolfe

Enjoy time with friends or family around a grill from Monument Grills

The Gift of More Time Together This Holiday? It’s a Grill

By Chase Brush

The Best New Outdoor Tool Options
Reviews

The Best New Outdoor Tools of 2024

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Gifts for Outdoor Lovers Options
Reviews

These Are The Hottest Gifts for Outdoor Lovers

By Timothy Dale

A family sitting around the fire and enjoying activities.
Exterior

How to Build a Fire Pit in Your Backyard

By Michael Franco, Updated by Teresa Odle

Howl Campfire Review
Reviews

I Was Skeptical That a Fire Pit Could Provide as Much Warmth as a Campfire—Until Now

By Mark Wolfe

Blue Rooster Chiminea Review
Reviews

Why This Chiminea Is Your Next Backyard Must-Have

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Turkey Fryer Options
Reviews

We Tested 7 Turkey Fryers, See Which One Is Our Pick For The Perfect Thanksgiving Meal

By Jen Karetnick, By Rebecca Wolken

Gel Fuel Fireplace Review
Reviews

I Tested a Top-Tier Chimnea: It Has the Charm of a Traditional Fireplace—Minus the Toxic Fumes

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Outdoor Tiles
Lawn & Garden

Spruce Up Any Outdoor Space With The Best Outdoor Tiles

By Jasmine Harding

The Best Outdoor Fireplace
Lawn & Garden

The Best Outdoor Fireplaces for a Cozy Backyard

By Jasmine Harding

A yellow two-story home features manicured landscaping and a clean exterior.
Curb Appeal

13 Outdoor Upgrades That Make Your Home More Valuable

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Amy Anderson

Young girl wearing winter hat and her mom wearing winter hat smiling and enjoying time together on the decorated patio.
Deck, Patio & Porch

The Share of New Homes With This Sought-After Outdoor Feature Continues to Climb

By Sandi Schwartz

An owl standing in tall grass in a yard.
DIY

4 Ways to Attract Owls to Your Yard—And Why You Should

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila

A person foraging edible flowers and weeds from the yard for dinner.
Lawn & Garden

Can Foraging in Your Yard Kill You? 

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Outdoor Storage Bench Options
Furniture & Decor

The Best Outdoor Storage Benches for Multipurpose Seating

By Jasmine Harding

The Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans Options
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Ceiling Fans to Keep You Comfortable

By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Wolfe, By Jasmine Harding

Person cooking fajita veggies on a Cuisinart outdoor griddle
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Griddles for All Types of Tasty Meals

By Tony Carrick

A pile of autumn leaves that's burning, with smoke billowing out of the pile.
Lawn & Garden

Burning Leaves in Your Yard: Why It’s a Bad Idea

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Tony Carrick

A side-by-side of a white pergola attached to a suburban home and a white gazebo in a backyard garden.
Lawn & Garden

The Differences Between Pergolas and Gazebos, Explained

Updated by Theresa Clement Bob Beacham

Fireflies at night in yard with house and fountain.
Lawn & Garden

Fireflies Are Disappearing—and We’re to Blame

By Sandi Schwartz

Five of the Best Outdoor Rugs on a concrete patio surrounded by trees
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Rugs for the Deck and Patio, Tested

By Katie Barton, By Savannah Sher, By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Stainless steel charcoal chimney in a NewAge Kamado Smoker on a deck
Lawn & Garden

How Does the NewAge Outdoor Grill Shape Up Against the Competition?

By Corey Foster

Lowe's Grill Deals, Patio Deals, and More in August
Reviews

Lowe’s Summer Closeout Includes the Store’s Best Deals on Grills and Patio Furniture

By Glenda Taylor

A puppy playing in a sandbox surrounded with toys
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Sandbox

By Dana Willard

diy fire pit ideas
Lawn & Garden

9 Easy DIY Fire Pit Ideas

By Chris Gardner

diy outdoor movie screen
Lawn & Garden

DIY Outdoor Movie Screens

By Chris Gardner

how to make a tire swing
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Tire Swing

By Leslie Grimmett

Best Outdoor Pizza Oven Options
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens for Pizzeria-Quality Pies at Home, Tested

By Stacey L. Nash, By Tom Scalisi

Dynaming Solar Post Cap Light on fence post
Reviews

The Best Solar Post Cap Lights for Your Deck or Fence

By Zach Lazzari, By Timothy Dale

Blackstone griddle at a campsite in front of orange tent
Reviews

The Best Blackstone Grills for Sizzling Good Food

By Tony Carrick

Two zero gravity chairs on grass near a river
Reviews

The Best Zero-Gravity Chairs for Ultimate Relaxation, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, By Beth Cranston, By Stephanie Cronk, By Michelle Larson, By Paul Rankin, By Carol Benton

A built-in grill outside next to some plant pots
Reviews

The Best Built-In Grills for Backyard Barbecuing

By Tony Carrick

Outdoor table set with dishes, iced tea, corn, and rolls
Reviews

The Best Grill Tool Sets for the Best BBQs

By Tony Carrick

A group of the Best Portable Grills on a lawn before testing.
Reviews

The Best Portable Grills, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi, By Andreana Lefton

The Traeger Tailgater Portable Wood Pellet Grill set up on a patio for testing.
Reviews

The Best Traeger Grills for Smoking and Grilling, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, By Stephanie Cronk, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

13 Beautiful Ways to Style a Backyard Pergola
Lawn & Garden

13 Beautiful Ways to Style a Backyard Pergola

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of friends playing a Cornhole bean bag toss game in a backyard of a home.
Lawn & Garden

10 Lawn Game Trends for Backyard Fun

By Deirdre Mundorf

Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials
Lawn & Garden

The Best Outdoor Kitchen Essentials for Under $1,000

By Hannah Selinger

Food sitting on cast iron grates of Weber E-310 grill
Lawn & Garden

Our Favorite Grills Are On Sale at Lowe’s Right Now—Starting at Just $179

By Stephanie Cronk

Yellow and white awning on a white building
Reviews

The Best Retractable Awnings for Your Deck or Patio

By Jasmine Harding

A photo from a short distance away of a very large tree supporting the best tree swing option
Reviews

The Best Tree Swings for Kids and Adults

By Mark Wolfe

A person grilling on a natural gas grill in a suburban backyard.
Lawn & Garden

Natural Gas vs. Propane Grill: Which Is Best for Your Home Cookouts?

By Bob Beacham

Pickleball equipment on the ground.
Lawn & Garden

Can You Build a Pickleball Court in Your Driveway?

By Savannah Sher

A homemade pizza oven cooking in the Halo outdoor pizza oven.
Lawn & Garden

Reviewing the Halo Pizza Oven: The Best Homemade Pizza I’ve Ever Had

By Michelle Larson

A person wearing the Yeti Hopper M12 Backpack Soft Cooler on a boat.
Lawn & Garden

The Best Yeti Coolers

By Lisa Galek

A couple with their baby are sitting on their porch steps.
DIY

7 Ways to Turn a Starter Home into a Forever Home

By Theresa Clement

Young woman sneezing into a tissue.
Lawn & Garden

Forget Ragweed. This Shrub Is Bringing Misery to Allergy Sufferers Throughout the Country

By Lauren Landers

A woman in a yellow bathing suit using the best outdoor shower option
Reviews

The Best Outdoor Showers for Pools, Camping, and More

By Bob Beacham