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Flying Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) action shot of hunting animal on wooden attic of city church. This species is know for roosting and living in urban areas in Europe and Asia.

What to Do if You Find a Bat in Your House

By Tony Carrick, Gretchen Heber

A close up of a row of tall swiss chard growing in the ground.

How to Grow Swiss Chard—and What to Do With It

A person spreading one of the Best Fire Ant Killers outdoors

2026’s Best Fire Ant Killers for Homes and Outdoor Spaces

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best Pitchforks leaned up against a shed before testing

The Best Pitchforks for Gardening and Yard Work, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

Macro closeup of Aphid Infestation on a yellowing tomato leaf.

How to Get Rid of Aphids in Your Garden

By Jennifer Noonan, Audrey Stallsmith

A bag of one of the best soil for herbs options leaning against an outdoor potting bench

The Best Soil for Herbs, Picks from Our Editors

By Jasmine Harding

Residential front yard landscaping with blooming pink lantana flowers, purple groundcover, green foxtail ferns, and terracotta tiled pathway outside a modern house.

5 Small Flowers That Make Great Accents in a Home Landscape

By Sandi Schwartz

The Niwaki Hori Hori Knife on a table before testing

Niwaki Garden Tools Review: Centuries-Old Blacksmithing Meets Modern Design

By Dan Goldstein

The Vego Garden Potting Cart holding potted blooming plants in a gravel patio

Clean Patio, Happy Plants—This Sleek Vego Potting Cart Does It All

By Dan Goldstein

Hands holding several cabbage butterfly caterpillars on a damaged plant leaf.

20 Common Garden Pests and How to Get Rid of Them

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Tony Carrick

Woman wearing gardening gloves places a DIY collar made of aluminum around a seedling to deter cutworms.

20 Dirt-Cheap Ways to Maintain Your Garden This Season

By Kelsey Savage, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

How to Test Your Soil’s pH Level

By BobVila.com Staff

Hand holding a yellow sticky trap covered with fungus gnats flies in a home interior, demonstrating indoor plant pest control and houseplant care.

4 Ways to Get Fungus Gnats Off Your Plants ASAP

By Audrey Stallsmith, Phillip Tinner

Many squash bugs on a yellow summer squash on a plant in the garden.

How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs—and Keep Them out of Your Garden for Good

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

A gardener is teaching a class of adults how to pot a plant.

12 Ways Your Local Extension Service Can Help Improve Your Lawn and Garden

By Steph Coelho, Teresa Odle

Layers of rotting compost in plastic composter bin in garden.

7 Types of Compost for Improving Your Soil’s Health

Woman working hard in her garden to divide a hosta plant

These 6 Popular Plants Are Surprisingly High Maintenance, Master Gardeners Warn

By Sandi Schwartz

Red squirrel enters a house through a window surrounded by medium-brown wood trim.

8 Ways to Chase Squirrels From Your Property Without Harming Them

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A closeup of two Japanese beetles facing each other on a leaf.

9 Things You Can Do to Get Rid of Japanese Beetles

By Rachel Brougham

The Best Organic Lawn Fertilizers Options

The Best Organic Fertilizers for Indoor and Outdoor Plants