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    9 Adaptive Tools To Make Gardening With Disabilities Easier

    Gardening can be relaxing and therapeutic. These adaptive gardening tools help those with limitations enjoy their time in the garden.


    If Your Plant Leaves Have Brown Tips, This is What it Means

    Noticing brown tips on leaves of your indoor plants? Solve the problem with proper watering and fertilizing tips from a...


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    When Is the Best Time of Year for a Soil Test?

    Knowing what's in your dirt is an easy way to green up your thumb, but the test isn't a no-brainer....


    How To Garden With Vermiculite

    Versatile vermiculite helps your garden, potted plants, seedlings and lawn germinate and grow more quickly.


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    8 Best Garden Scooters for Easy Gardening

    Kick off spring gardening with a new garden scooter. These mobile seats make plant- and turf-tending so much easier on...


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    12 Best Native Plants for Northern Gardeners

    Looking for new native plants for your USDA Zone 3 landscape? These shrubs, perennials and grasses can survive temperatures as...


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    What To Know About Loam Soil for Your Garden

    Gardeners love loam soil because it's moist, soft and full of nutrients. Here's how to get more of it in...


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    How Composting With Manure Can Benefit Your Garden

    No jokes here, just straightforward information on how composting with manure will help you to improve your garden's health.

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    The Importance Of Sulfur In Your Garden

    In your garden soil, sulfur is as important to your plants' vitality as phosphorus. Here's what you need to know...


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    What’s In the Best Garden Soil?

    Four key factors make up the healthiest garden soil composition. All are essential for thriving, lush gardens.


    Homeowner’s Guide To Living Walls

    Tantalizing or time-consuming: Is a living wall right for your home?


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    How To Improve Garden Soil in Winter

    Use these tips to improve your garden soil in winter to make sure it's ready to go (and grow!) in...


    Easy Winter Window Boxes to Spruce Up Your Home

    Boost curb appeal this season with these winter window box ideas including festive greenery, hardy flowers and bright...


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    Should You Use Gypsum for Soil?

    If you have hard clay or noticeably salty soil, gypsum can make healthy growth much easier for your garden plants....


    Grow Lights vs. Regular Light Bulbs: How They’re Different

    You don't need a green thumb to keep the thyme and aloe alive all winter. What you need is a...


    How To Use Grow Lights To Grow Healthy Plants Indoors

    From choosing the right bulb to knowing how long to leave it on, here's how to keep you houseplants happy...


    Sandy Soil Gardening Advice from an Expert

    Worried that you won't be able to grow a bountiful garden in sandy soil? Follow these tips to see how...

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    When Should You Stop Watering Your Plants in the Fall?

    Roots keep growing long after you've hung up your trowel. See how far into fall you should water to keep...


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    10 Perennials You Should Divide in the Fall

    Get more plants for less by dividing perennials at the right time.


    Should You Mulch in the Winter?

    See if winter mulching is right for your garden.


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    What To Know About Pine Needle Mulch

    This sustainable mulch is great for rustic, natural landscape design.


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    Should You Be Raking Leaves or Leaving Them?

    Is raking up your leaves and taking them to the dump really the best course of action?


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    How To Overwinter Geraniums

    Before the first frost arrives, save your favorite geraniums using one of these time-tested techniques.

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    What To Know About Planting Bulbs in Pots

    Love the look of potted tulips in the springtime? Grow your own springtime blooms with these step-by-step tips.


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    8 Lawn Mower Brands To Consider

    Here are some of the most trusted brands of lawnmowers for DIYers, whether you have your first home with a...


    How to Repair a Garden Hose

    Fix leaky garden hoses quickly and cheaply.


    Pergola vs Gazebo: Which Outdoor Structure Is Right for You?

    Pergola versus gazebo—both add charm to your space, just in different ways


    5 Best Garden Scissors of 2025

    Looking for a tool to trim herbs, open mulch and deadhead flowers? These garden scissors are for you.


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    9 Best Trees To Grow in a Pot

    Trees are a wonderful way to add vertical interest to the landscape. This can also be done on a smaller...