Garden

As the weather heats up, there’s no better time to start planting your garden. But before you choose your greenery and blooms, consider some of the added benefits some plants can bring — namely, repelling...

Starting your own vegetable garden may sound like a daunting task, but it can be as simple as saving the scraps from last night’s...

Baby, it’s getting cold outside. And while you can warm upside inside, your lawn and garden are stuck outside to weather the winter months. Which is why we have a checklist for preparing your great outdoors for the...

Going into fall isn’t all hot chocolate and apple picking. There’s plenty of preparation involved to make sure your home is in tip-top shape for the cooler...

If you think you’re the only one suffering and dehydrated in this smothering summer heat, take comfort in the fact that you’re not alone. Your garden, plants and lawns need to be cooled off and protected from the sun as...

A successful garden means keeping harmful bugs at bay, but many pesticides can be extremely dangerous to your pets. Luckily, there are a number of safe pest-control options, most of which are pesticide-free to keep your...

Spring is the season to get your hands dirty — in the garden, we mean. It’s easy to get caught up in all the veggies and flowers blooming around you, but if you have four-legged friends running underfoot, it’s crucial...

Attention, first-time gardeners who wouldn’t know what to do with a shovel and packet of seeds if they fell at their feet. The answer to your gardening woes is just a mouse-click away....

You’ve committed yourself to organic, chemical-free gardening. Give yourself a pat on the back. But have you considered those gardening tools you use to tend to your crops? No? Well, a new study has, and you’re not going...

Taking care of your lawn is a huge job. But it doesn’t have to be as complicated as you think. A recent podcast from Consumer Reports, called “The Slacker's Guide to a Great Lawn,” offered a number of tips for the...