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  • Want Greener Grass? Turn on a Robot Mower 

    Having a green thumb isn’t just a nice-to-have for everyday homeownership, apparently it’s more deeply rooted in our identities.
    But for some of us, the more we try—fertilizing, aerating, watering in the early morning—we never see the same results as what we see on YouTube.  
    Enter the robotic lawn mower

  • Pinching plants

    Pinching Annual Plants for Better Growth

    It can be difficult to convince ourselves to pinch annual bedding plants, especially when they look perfectly healthy. But a snip early in the growing season can reap rewards the rest of the year. Pinching involves removing the growing tips of young shoots to promote branching.

  • Planting flower beds

    How to Arrange Plants in a Flower Bed

    How do you arrange plants in a flower bed to create cohesion instead of chaos?
    To answer this question, it helps to look at nature. In natural habitats, plants tend to grow in drifts or clusters, with one group of plants weaving and mingling with the next. Here is how.

  • Evergreen Shrubs

    Evergreen Shrubs for Sunny Locations

    Evergreen shrubs provide year-round structure and color to the garden. Designers think of them as the backbone of a planting, providing form and interest even when the rest of the garden is dormant. In sunny gardens, it is easy to overlook evergreen foliage in favor of flowering perennials and deciduous shrubs. Of course, many evergreen shrubs also bloom. The following evergreen shrubs for sunny locations will help you create a garden that looks good no matter the time of year.

  • Mosquito On Human Skin At Sunset

    Managing Mosquitoes in the Landscape

    Nobody enjoys scratching mosquito bites and with the rate of mosquito-borne illnesses like West Nile Virus on the rise, managing mosquitoes in the landscape is more important than ever.

  • Dreamy Scene Of A Ruby Topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis Mosquitus Hovering

    5 Vines Hummingbirds Love

    Vines are the secret to lush gardens, filling vertical space with stunning blooms and radiant foliage. They also provide an abundance of nectar for hungry hummingbirds.

  • Three versions of battery operated lawn mower - showing you can mulch, bag, and go out the side

    WORX Nitro 80V Self-Propelled 21″ Lawnmower Review

    I wanted to find out if this WORX walk-behind mower would deliver on the “gas-like power and performance” hype. This is what I learned. Bottom line, if you’re shopping for a clean, quiet battery operated lawn mower, the Nitro 80V Mower would be an excellent choice.

  • Gardening Planting And Flora Concept - Close Up Of Hyacinths

    Bulbs to Plant in Spring for Summer Blooms

    Most associate flower bulbs with fall planting and spring blooms, but many flower bulbs bloom during the summer months. Spring is the right time to plant bulbs that bloom in the summer months and beyond.

  • Gardener Trimming Flowers With Secateurs In The Garden. Little Boy and Father cutting

    Prune Spring Flowering Shrubs after Blooming

    Understanding the right time to prune flowering shrubs can mean the difference between an abundance of blooms and a garden stripped of its flowers. For the best display season after season, prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowering.

  • Child With A Butterfly. Selective Focus.

    10 Plants to Give Butterflies a Boost

    The secret to a successful butterfly garden is growing both nectar-rich flowers for feeding adult butterflies and plants that support the growth and development of caterpillars. Here are 10 different plants to give your butterfly garden a boost.