Your Season-by-Season Guide to Effective Garden Watering
Keeping your plants well-hydrated is key to helping them thrive all year. Use these tips for garden watering to keep them healthy and growing.
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Caring for Your Yard
Easy Lawn Repair for Patchy Grass Using Seed or Sod
With a bit of grass seed or sod, lawn repair is easy, and you’ll soon have a lush green carpet again.
Guide to Soils and Potting Mixes
We know the secret to a good potters soil. We'll show you how to tell if you need to amend your soil and what plants need to thrive in your current soil conditions.
What’s the Best Height to Cut Grass? Here’s How to Set Your Mower Correctly
The best height to cut grass depends on the type of turf grass you have and the season. Here's how to adjust your lawn mower height settings so your lawn looks its best.
Can You Mow Wet Grass? The Answer, Plus 7 Mowing Tips
Wet grass, whether it’s from morning dew or relentless rain, makes lawn care challenging. Keep your turf in check with our mowing tips.
Got Lots of Dandelions? Here's What Your Lawn Is Trying to Tell You
Dandelions will quickly take over a lawn that needs help. Learn how to discourage them from taking root with these lawn care tips.
Are Dandelions That Bad for Your Lawn?
Are dandelions bad for your lawn? You may think so, but you’d be wrong. Dandelions actually benefit your yard, and they’re also nutritious and tasty—and so much more.
Are Coffee Grounds Good for Plants? An Expert Weighs In
Cut through the bad advice and learn how to use coffee grounds properly to help your plants thrive.
How to Install Edging
Learn how to install garden edging or flagstone edging to create a garden path. We'll introduce you to the different types of edging and our tried-and-true tips for installation.
5 Simple Steps for Preparing Gardens for Winter Weather
Follow our five-step guide to preparing gardens for winter weather, including protecting perennials, trees, and shrubs from harsh conditions.
How to Compost: Feeding Your Plants and Reducing Waste
Learning how to compost is one of the best gardening techniques for feeding plants and improving soil.
What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Dethatching Lawns
Restore your grass so it is lush and green by learning the why, when, and how of dethatching a lawn. These lawn dethatching tips will make you an expert.
Brown Spots on Your Lawn? 7 Causes and How to Fix Them
Get rid of brown spots on a lawn with this guide to common causes, such as fertilizer burn, diseases, and dog spots, and their solutions.
4 Must-Follow Steps to Keep Your Potted Plants Watered While You’re on Vacation
You may be away, but that doesn’t mean your outdoor pots and hanging baskets have to be left high and dry: Follow these simple actions to keep planted plants watered while you’re on vacation or traveling.
Is Your Outdoor Plant Dead or Dormant? 5 Easy Ways to Tell
Not sure if a garden plant is dead or dormant after the winter? These tips well help you tell the difference.
How to Get Rid of Moss in the Lawn and Prevent It From Returning
Skip the herbicides and get rid of moss in the lawn with these eco-friendly tips.
What You Need to Know About Winterizing a Lawn
Get a jumpstart on a lush, healthy lawn next spring with this guide on winterizing a lawn. Plus, get your lawn mower ready for winter storage.
How to Dig a Garden Bed and 7 Other Steps to a New Garden
Learn how to dig a garden bed and the other important steps you need to take for a new garden. Take your yard from frumpy to flowery with our help.
How to Test Your Garden Soil’s pH Level in 4 Simple Steps
Check your soil's acidity or alkalinity with an inexpensive kit, then use this info to decide which additives you need to grow healthier plants.
8 Surprising Benefits of Letting Your Grass Grow Long
Freshly-mowed lawns are pretty to look at, but they're not the best for the environment. We've got 8 reasons why you should give your lawnmower a break this weekend.