Snake Laying In Grass
Snake Laying In Grass
Snake Signals

Top Signs There Are Snakes in Your Yard

Be extra alert for these tells.

Smiling young Caucasian woman hold pot watering green plants in office or home, happy millennial female gardener or florist take care of domestic flowers, enrich cultivate ground, gardening concept
Smiling young Caucasian woman hold pot watering green plants in office or home, happy millennial female gardener or florist take care of domestic flowers, enrich cultivate ground, gardening concept
Root Problem

7 Houseplants That Are Hardest to Keep Alive

A black thumb isn't to blame.

Senior man gardener cutting stems of dahlias with secateur picking blooms on rural flower farm. Bouquet harvest. Retired farmer enjoying outdoor hobby
Senior man gardener cutting stems of dahlias with secateur picking blooms on rural flower farm. Bouquet harvest. Retired farmer enjoying outdoor hobby
Plant Prep

10 Flowers You Need to Plant Now

You'll end up with beautiful blooms in the spring.

Close up of a front lawn with thick, green grass with a white house in the background
Close up of a front lawn with thick, green grass with a white house in the background
Don't Be For-Lawn

How to Make Your Lawn Thick and Green

A landscaping influencer says now is the time.

Gorgeous image of potted hardy mums, corn stalks and pumpkins at local market
Gorgeous image of potted hardy mums, corn stalks and pumpkins at local market
Mum's the Word

5 Ways to Get Your Mums to Last All Fall

Try these clever tricks from garden pros.

abies koreana "Icebreaker" planted with salvia in summer cottage garden. Rare dwarf conifers for collection.
abies koreana "Icebreaker" planted with salvia in summer cottage garden. Rare dwarf conifers for collection.
Bold & Bright

This Plant Gives Your Yard "Color Without Any Work"

Isn't that what we're all after?

Multiple Deer Eating Plants in Yard
Multiple Deer Eating Plants in Yard
Smell Test

7 Scents That Keep Deer Out of Your Yard

Experts share their best tips.

Dangerous deer tick and small child legs in summer shoes on grass. Ixodes ricinus. Parasite hidden on green leaf and little girl foots in sandals on lawn in nature park. Tick-borne disease prevention.
Dangerous deer tick and small child legs in summer shoes on grass. Ixodes ricinus. Parasite hidden on green leaf and little girl foots in sandals on lawn in nature park. Tick-borne disease prevention.
Pest Prevention

5 Plants That Keep Ticks Out of Your Yard

This is exactly what your garden needs.

Raccoon Eating a Tree
Raccoon Eating a Tree
Raccoon Repellent

6 Plants That Keep Raccoons Out of Your Yard

These plants will deter the pests.

5 Things in Your Yard That Attract Deer
5 Things in Your Yard That Attract Deer
Oh Deer

5 Things in Your Yard That Attract Deer

Experts share the most common draws for deer.

canada goose
canada goose
Bird Barrier

5 Plants That Keep Geese Out of Your Yard

Consider planting these to ward them off.

Wild Wood mouse resting on the root of a tree on the forest floor with lush green vegetation
Wild Wood mouse resting on the root of a tree on the forest floor with lush green vegetation
Protective Plants

5 Plants That Keep Mice Out of Your Yard

These naturally keep pests at bay.

Deer Eating Plants in Yard
Deer Eating Plants in Yard
Oh Deer

6 Plants That Keep Deer Out of Your Yard

Experts share the best natural deterrents.

Front of a lowe's store
Front of a lowe's store
Plant Problems

Lowe's Slammed for "Shady" Garden Centers

"Do not plant this garbage," shoppers say.

Backyard Full of Plants
Backyard Full of Plants
Backyard Bargain

How to Transform Your Backyard Into an Oasis

See what experts have suggested.

Amazon's faux ivy privacy fence, shown on a picket fence outside a cottage
Amazon's faux ivy privacy fence, shown on a picket fence outside a cottage
Ivy League

Does Amazon's $48 "Ivy" Privacy Fence Work?

Retail experts weigh in.

Woman wearing wellington boots mowing grass with lawn mower in the garden
Woman wearing wellington boots mowing grass with lawn mower in the garden
Go Green

6 Ways to Make Your Lawn Maintenance-Free

Invest your time now for less lawn work later.

Young couple hanging window curtain indoors. Interior decor element
Young couple hanging window curtain indoors. Interior decor element
Private Property

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Home More Private

Transform your space with these privacy features.

Close up of a philodendron houseplant sitting in the window
Close up of a philodendron houseplant sitting in the window
Leafy Greens

5 Best Houseplants That Thrive in Humidity

Sticky climates are their favorite.

woman crouching and planting her plants in a yard
woman crouching and planting her plants in a yard
Hot Tips

How to Care for Outdoor Plants in a Heat Wave

Gardening experts offer their best advice.