Skip The Hydrangeas – This Beautiful Alternative Brings Year-Round Beauty
While hydrangeas are a go-to for colorful blooms, there’s another large, flowering shrub that offers distinct advantages in your yard, even in winter.
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How To Prevent Aphids From Destroying Your Roses
Aphids are the bane of rose gardens. The tiny insects can stunt plant growth and devour flowers, but not if you prevent infestations in the first place.
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The 'Snake Magnet' Plant You Probably Grow In Your Yard
A diverse landscape in your yard or garden can attract pollinators, but it can also attract snakes. Snakes love this decorative plant for a number of reasons.
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Neither Banana Peels Nor Eggshells: The Forgotten Kitchen Leftover To Use As Fertilizer
There are a lot of ways to make natural fertilizer teas that benefit your garden. But you may be overlooking one that makes itself while you're cooking dinner.
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Do Copper Birdbaths Really Prevent Algae Growth?
There's something of a consensus that a few pennies will help inhibit algae in a birdbath. So an all-copper birdbath should work even better. But does it?
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The Best Time To Deadhead Hydrangeas For Bigger, More Vibrant Blooms
Deadheading serves a couple of functions with many plants. It can prevent seeding and tidy up your garden. With some hydrangeas, you'll also score more blooms.
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How To Stop Ants From Damaging Your Plants' Roots
Ants usually don’t eat plant roots, but a colony can do serious damage in other ways. You may need a multi-pronged plan of attack to save your plants.
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Say Goodbye To Rats With This Clever Herb Garden Trick
Rats can become a real problem in gardens, eating fruits and vegetables and creating an ick factor. Send them scurrying by planting these aromatic herbs.
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The First Thing You Should Do If You Find A Snake's Shed Skin In Your Yard
A shed snake skin laying on your grass or in your flower bed means a snake has been in the area. But don’t panic: Take these steps instead to learn more.
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DIY Your Own Ant Spray (Without Harming Your Plants)
To keep ants away from your garden, there are a number of natural deterrents and insecticides you can mix up at home. Some are more effective than others.
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Why Your Peonies Aren't Blooming (And What To Do)
Peonies are resilient plants and fairly easy to grow. But they require certain conditions in order to share their colorful blooms. Fortunately, fixes are easy.
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The Best Perennial You Should Plant In May For No-Fuss Beauty
The ground has finally thawed, and the sun is out. Now is the perfect time to start sprucing up your yard. Here's one hardy perennial perfect for May planting.
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Transform Store-Bought Basil Plants With This One Simple Trick
Store-bought basil arrives home filled with hope, only to so often wilt and go limp a few days later. But there's one simple thing you might be doing wrong.
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Costco's May Garden Deals You Won't Want To Skip In 2026
Spring is here. If you're getting itchy to upgrade your yard and garden, or need to refresh aging equipment, take a look at these month-long Costco deals.
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Plant Honeysuckle To Invite These Two Colorful Birds To Your Yard
Lots of flowering plants attract birds, but this native climbing vine particularly appeals to two popular flying visitors for slightly different reasons.
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The Crucial Lawn Care Step You Should Start In May
As the last signs of frost finally pass, it's peak time for lawn maintenance. Do this task during spring to ensure you have lush grass in summer.
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Say Goodbye To Stink Bugs In Your Yard With The Help Of A Little-Known Trick
Invasive stink bugs have become the scourge of gardeners and homes around the country. They’re difficult to eradicate, but this natural pesticide helps.
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The Best Season To Apply Nitrogen-Rich Fertilizer
Nitrogen-rich fertilizers aid in plant growth and photosynthesis, so timing is vital to avoid problems. Here’s when it’s best to boost the N in the NPK.
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The One Direction Your Owl Nesting Box Should Never Face
Nest boxes encourage owls to visit and stay in your yard. But owls are sensitive to weather and temperature, and may not use boxes if they are pointed this way.
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The Top Hydrangea Varieties For Gorgeous Blooms All Summer Long
The beauty of the wide range of hydrangea varieties available is that they bloom at different times of year. Here are two that provide color all summer long.
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Prevent Black Spot On Your Roses By Following One Rule
It can be so frustrating when it feels like you’re doing everything right for your roses, yet black spot appears. This single regimen change may be the solve.
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Don't Throw Away Your Coffee Grounds: Use Them To Get Rid Of This Garden Menace
You may know that spent coffee grounds are a good slow-release fertilizer. Did you know they also repel or kill these challenging, plant-damaging pests?
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Here's When To Expect Your Roses To Bloom
Roses are among the most popular flowering plants in the U.S. But when and how often they bloom is dependent on several factors, including how you treat them.
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Everyone Owned It In The '80s – Why This Gorgeous Garden Feature Is Making A Comeback
Just as with fashion and home design, garden design styles come back around. This 19th-century feature was big in the 1980s, and experts say it's back.
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The Easiest Way To Prevent Wasps From Nesting In Your Yard
Sure, wasps are beneficial pollinators. We just don’t want them setting up nests in our house or yard. Or anywhere near us, really. Prevention is step one.
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Think Twice Before Planting This Shade-Loving Ground Cover In Your Garden
You’d might think ground cover sold at garden centers would be safe to plant. But sometimes, just because it’s available, doesn’t mean you should plant it.
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A DIY Garden Fertilizer That'll Make Use Of Common Leftover Kitchen Scraps
Don’t toss these common kitchen scraps — they can be repurposed into a simple DIY fertilizer for your garden.
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