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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.
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Tillers vs. Cultivators: How to Choose the Right One for Your Gardening Tasks
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Should You Mow Your Lawn If It Turns Dry and Crispy in Summer?
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Pros and Cons of Mulching vs. Bagging Grass When You Mow
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What’s the Best Height to Cut Grass? Here’s How to Set Your Mower Correctly
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Can You Mow Wet Grass? The Answer, Plus 7 Mowing Tips
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How to Grow and Maintain a Zoysiagrass Lawn
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How Often Should You Mow Your Lawn? 8 Tips to Time It Right
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5 Best Ways to Water Raised Garden Beds of All Sizes Correctly
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What Is Loam Soil and How Can You Create It in Your Garden?
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14 Weeds with Purple Flowers You Need to Know
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9 Common Garden Myths That Could Ruin Your Garden
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Are Coffee Grounds Good for Plants? An Expert Weighs In
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Don't Start Yard Cleanup in Spring Too Soon—Here's Why
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Is Your Outdoor Plant Dead or Dormant? 5 Easy Ways to Tell
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How to Get Rid of Moss in the Lawn and Prevent It From Returning
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What's a Mulching Lawn Mower and Is It Better for Your Grass?
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How to Clean Pruning Shears to Avoid Spreading Plant Diseases and Pests
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How and When to Prune Rhododendrons
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10 Plants You Should Never Cut Back in Fall
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Will Wildfire Smoke Harm Your Outdoor Plants?
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10 Tips for Using Vegetable Garden Fertilizer Effectively
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The 8 Best Home Weather Stations of 2024 for a More Personalized Weather Forecast
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Why Sustainability Is the Biggest Yard Care Trend This Spring
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How to Get Rid of Clover in Lawns
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What Is a French Drain? Find Out If One Is Right for Your Yard
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Bring Fireflies to Your Yard by Turning It into a Certified Habitat
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The 9 Best Weeding Tools of 2024 for a Flourishing Garden
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How to Get Rid of the Yellow Foamy Fungus on Your Mulch
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Shotgun Fungus Can Shoot Black Spots Onto Your House
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9 Ways to Avoid the Worst Mulch Mistakes in Your Garden
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How to Choose the Best Mulch for Your Landscape
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8 Essential Tips for Mulching with Straw in Your Vegetable Garden
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How to Mulch Like a Pro to Help Your Garden Thrive
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Should You Use Shredded Rubber Mulch in Your Garden?
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This Amazon Storefront Has Everything You Need to Make Fall Lawn Care Simple
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How to Restring a Weed Whacker in 4 Simple Steps
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8 Leaf-Raking Tips to Make Fall Cleanup So Much Easier
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What Is Garden Lime and How to Use It to Help Your Plants Thrive
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Learn How to Lower Your Gardening Water Bill With These Easy Tips
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How to Improve and Amend Clay Soil
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Does "No Mow May" Actually Help Pollinators? Here's What Experts Say
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What to Know About Well-Drained Soil and Boosting Plant Drainage
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Why Letting Your Grass Turn Brown in Summer Is Totally OK
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This Is the Best Fertilizer for Endless Summer Hydrangeas
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How to Cut Down a Large, Mature Tree
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4 Must-Follow Steps to Keep Your Potted Plants Watered While You’re on Vacation
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25 Raised Garden Bed Ideas for Growing Veggies and Flowers
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How Long Do Seeds Last? Plus How to Tell If Old Seeds Are Still Good
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10 Plants You Should Never Prune in Spring Before They Bloom
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How to Harden Off Seedlings Before Transplanting Them Into Your Garden
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Drip Irrigation vs. Soaker Hose: How to Choose the Best Watering Option
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This Winter Gardening Checklist Will Set You Up for Spring Success
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Does Fertilizer Go Bad? 10 Tips to Boost Its Shelf Life
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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
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Liquid vs. Granular Fertilizer: Which One Is Better for Your Plants?
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Gardeners’ World Host Monty Don Says Gardens Can Be the Key to Happiness
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The Plant Food That Saved My Roses Is Almost $40 at My Local Flower Shop, but It’s $27 at Amazon Right Now
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15 Flowers That Don't Need to Be Deadheaded
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Should You Be Deadheading Hydrangeas? Here's What an Expert Recommends
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Should You Use Epsom Salt for Tomatoes? Why It's Not a Great Idea
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Is Epsom Salt Good for Plants? Here's What an Expert Says
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Does Gardening by the Moon Really Work? Here's What Experts Say