colorful backyard with greenery and flowers

Caring for Your Yard

Taking care of your lawn and garden doesn't have to be an overwhelming undertaking. We've got plenty of tips to make it easy, including picking the right plants and how to water, fertilize, and maintain them for best results.
Moss in grass
How to Get Rid of Moss in the Lawn and Prevent It From Returning
lawn mower mowing up leaves on grass
What's a Mulching Lawn Mower and Is It Better for Your Grass?
using pruners on roses
How to Clean Pruning Shears to Avoid Spreading Plant Diseases and Pests
PJM Rhododendron
How and When to Prune Rhododendrons
pruning lilac tree with garden shears
10 Plants You Should Never Cut Back in Fall
shade garden with trees and path
Will Wildfire Smoke Harm Your Outdoor Plants?
english garden gravel path raised beds tools vegetables bistro set
10 Tips for Using Vegetable Garden Fertilizer Effectively
Collage of home weather station
The 8 Best Home Weather Stations of 2024 for a More Personalized Weather Forecast
english garden bistro set stones tiers gravel path grasses
Why Sustainability Is the Biggest Yard Care Trend This Spring
detail of white clover weed and flower head
How to Get Rid of Clover in Your Lawn
drainage garden dry stream bed french drain
What Is a French Drain? Find Out If One Is Right for Your Yard
Glowing firefly flying
Bring Fireflies to Your Yard by Turning It into a Certified Habitat
Grebstk Crack Weeding Tool on an ivory and blue background
The 9 Best Weeding Tools of 2024 for a Flourishing Garden
Kärcher - S 4 Twin Walk-Behind Outdoor Hand Push Sweeper Tout
This Amazon Storefront Has Everything You Need to Make Fall Lawn Care Simple
person repairing the strings on a weed wacker
How to Restring a Weed Whacker in 4 Simple Steps
person raking autumn leaves on grass outdoors
8 Leaf-Raking Tips to Make Fall Cleanup So Much Easier
Gardener mixing dolomitic limestone powder in garden soil to change the pH
What Is Garden Lime and How to Use It to Help Your Plants Thrive
watering vegetables with orange watering can
Learn How to Lower Your Gardening Water Bill With These Easy Tips
Gray house with garden front yard
Could a Climate-Friendly Yard Actually Be Better for Curb Appeal?
white house with outdoor seating area with gravel
Why Functional Front Yards Are Spiking in Popularity
person holding shovel with compost outdoors
How to Improve and Amend Clay Soil
person mulching flower garden
9 Ways to Avoid the Worst Mulch Mistakes in Your Garden
front yard with flowers blooming in lawn
5 Ways to Participate in "No Mow May" and Help Bees This Spring
scooping soil with hand trowel
What to Know About Well-Drained Soil and Boosting Plant Drainage
canister used for watering garden
5 Gardening and Watering Tools that Will Solve Your Dry Yard Problems
brown, dry and damaged grass with irrigation tubing
Why Letting Your Grass Turn Brown in Summer Is Totally OK
endless summer bloomstruck hydrangea
This Is the Best Fertilizer for Endless Summer Hydrangeas
Close up of someone cutting down a tree with a chainsaw
How to Cut Down a Large, Mature Tree
detail shot of lavender lilac branch
10 Plants You Should Never Prune in Spring Before They Bloom
tomato seedlings in cell packs read for hardening off
How to Harden Off Seedlings Before Transplanting Them Into Your Garden
water droplets on hose
Drip Irrigation vs. Soaker Hose: How to Choose the Best Watering Option
gloved hand using garden shears on a tree in winter
This Winter Gardening Checklist Will Set You Up for Spring Success
adding fertilizer to flowers
Does Fertilizer Go Bad? 10 Tips to Boost Its Shelf Life
pruning plants in fall
5 Reasons to Never Cut Back Your Garden in Fall
Rubber Gardening Gloves Tout
Gardening Gloves Worse for Wear? Shop the Ones Over 17,000 Shoppers Swear By
types of liquid and granular garden fertilizer on ledge of garden
Liquid vs. Granular Fertilizer: Which One Is Better for Your Plants?
monty don standing among flowers in a garden
Gardeners’ World Host Monty Don Says Gardens Can Be the Key to Happiness
Osmocote Plant Food Tout
The Plant Food That Saved My Roses Is Almost $40 at My Local Flower Shop, but It’s $27 at Amazon Right Now
pink mums
How and When to Cut Back Mums for the Best Blooms
Phlox Ultraviolet
10 Perennials to Cut Back in Fall
hands with scissors pruning a pepper plant
How to Prune Pepper Plants for a Better Harvest
hand with snips about to prune cucumber plant
8 Must-Know Tips for Pruning Cucumber Plants to Boost Your Harvest
Close up of pruning Rosemary
When and How to Prune Rosemary for Healthier Plants
pruning russian sage
7 of the Worst Mistakes to Avoid When Pruning Plants
hands gloves pruning boxwood pyramid shape cloth
How and When to Prune Boxwood—7 Must-Know Tips
Pokeweed Phytolacca amaericana
How to Get Rid of Pokeweed in Your Yard
Food Revolution Garden Plan
10 Handy Tips for Planting or Expanding a Garden
variety of annuals such as cosmos, zinnias and coneflowers in garden
Follow This Summer Garden Checklist to Keep Plants Thriving All Season
How to outline your garden
How to Dig a Garden Bed and 7 Other Steps to a New Garden
Flower bed
8 Inexpensive Garden Edging Ideas to Make Your Yard Look Sharp
100498005
Make More Ferns by Sprouting Spores
Top 10 Gardening Tips
Our Top 10 Garden Tips for Lush, Healthy Plants All Season Long
TDH714379
Learn to Graft Your Favorite Plants
person in blue shirt watering plants with metal can
Here’s Why Morning Is the Best Time of Day to Water Your Plants
watering vegetables with orange watering can
7 Watering Mistakes That Could Sabotage Your Vegetable Garden
treating powdery mildew on zucchini plants
How to Prevent Powdery Mildew on Squash Plants for a Healthy Crop
Blushing Bride Bigleaf Hydrangea
How to Care for Hydrangeas in Winter to Ensure Blooming in Summer
plant cuttings in small terra cotta pots
How to Grow Plants from Cuttings to Fill More Pots for Free
person pulling weed from garden
7 Weeding Mistakes That Make Gardening Much Harder
Person watering garden
Your Season-by-Season Guide to Effective Garden Watering
detail of purple wishbone flower torenia
30 Facts About Plants You Didn't Know Until Now
102707625.jpg
How to Install Edging
close up of a hand with granular plant fertilizer in a garden
How to Correctly Fertilize All Your Plants