All gardens are beautiful, but a meadow garden provides additional benefits. These gardens help support wildlife and are easier to maintain than lawns or other gardens. Here’s what you need to know about converting all...
All gardens are beautiful, but a meadow garden provides additional benefits. These gardens help support wildlife and are easier to maintain than lawns or other gardens. Here’s what you need to know about converting all...
Weeds invade every part of your landscape. Gardens require constant vigilance because weeds can interfere with your flowers or vegetables. Here are some tips for whacking those weeds. Weeds and their seeds are everywhere Weed...
Want to beautify your garden and save time and money on maintenance while giving Mother Nature a hand? Add native plants to your yard, a relatively simple task that pays off big. Here’s a primer...
If you’re a bird lover, it takes just a few steps to turn your backyard into a haven filled with brilliant colors and cheerful songs. Here’s how to attract birds to your backyard. Birds want...
Electric vehicles now seem to be everywhere, but you might not realize there’s a quiet electric revolution going on in lawn care as well. Quiet is the optimal word: The roar of gas-powered engines is...
Creatures that crawl and slither give us the heebie-jeebies. We tend to assume anything with scales or eight legs is deadly. Yet most snakes, spiders and scorpions are mere nuisances, not reasons for terror. Very...
When you buy plants at a garden center, you can also buy soil in which to plant them. Maybe you’ve wondered whether to get potting soil or garden soil. What’s the difference? Here’s what you...
If grass clippings have accumulated on your lawn, you should periodically clear the resulting thatch so that water and nutrients can penetrate the soil. Known as scarifying, this process of raking up thatch is essential...
With their summer shade, fall color, dramatic winter branches and spring leaves, stately trees bring beauty year-round and are a boon to the environment. It’s easy to become emotionally attached to nearby trees you associate...
You may not expect pet predators in suburban neighborhoods, but wildlife can dwell in a greenbelt or a few acres of undeveloped land. So don’t be complacent about protecting your smallest, most vulnerable pets when...
