Category Lawn & Garden

For those with poor soil, limited green space, or physical limitations, raised garden beds offer a number of persuasive benefits.

Ferns remain popular with homeowners and renters alike, thanks to the ancient plant's attractive fronds and forgiving care requirements.

You don't need to be a millionaire to enjoy the peace and serenity of a garden pond. Here's how to create an affordable oasis in your own backyard.

Aeration is a recommended way of keeping your lawn healthy by ensuring that air, moisture, and nutrients are able to reach the roots. Here's how to aerate your lawn.

There are no fresher herbs than those you've grown at home. Besides decorating the windowsill, indoor herb gardens enable you to keep flavorful herbs on hand year-round.

Raised beds create controlled environments that allow you to overcome problems such as weeds, roots, and poor soil. The good news is that raised beds are relatively inexpensive to buy, and so simple to build, that almost any gardener can have one.

Whether you're starting a new lawn or just filling in some bare patches, here's how to get the best results the next time to plant grass seed.

Though flowering bulbs are often associated with fall planting, many varieties may be planted in the spring to provide your summer garden with stunning color.

Have your hedges gotten unruly? Read this before doing anything drastic. Often a multi-year approach is the best way to go about radical hedge pruning.

Eager to invite a houseplant into your home? Choose from among our round-up of eight varieties that not only add beauty-according to us-but also eliminate airborne toxins-according to NASA!

While there are no hard and fast rules to front yard landscaping, there are guidelines that the pros follow. Here are 12 front yard landscaping ideas from Certified Landscape Designer, Dorian Winslow, to help you plan successfully.

Whether you want a driveway that is simple and functional or eye-catching and elegant, you need to consider a number of factors and options to achieve the best results. This driveway planning guide will show you how.

Today's artificial turf more closely resemble the real thing and can be incorporated into some authentically creative DIY projects. Here are 5 things you can do with artificial turf.

In some climates-the chillier ones-this is the time of year to start vegetable seeds indoors so that once the weather warms, you're ready with strong seedlings to put in the ground.

Gardeners, rejoice! It's the first day of spring. But before getting your hands dirty, take the time to make sure your garden is ready for planting. Here's how.

Do you want this year's lawn to be your best ever? Get the greenest, most lush grass on the block with these five lawn mowing tips from the experts at John Deere.

Now that spring has arrived, here's a look at some basic exterior maintenance projects you should undertake now to get your home into shape for the summer months ahead.

Composting is a win-win enterprise. Set up one of these easy, do-it-yourself compost bins, and in time you'll have nutrient-rich, home-grown compost.

While it doesn't guarantee a lush, green lawn, applying your own homemade fertilizer is an inexpensive, satisfying step in the right direction. Here's how-to make your very own brew.

Moss has many uses in the garden. Here's how to establish and maintain this eco-friendly, versatile plant in your own garden.