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Let the sunshine in with our favorite outdoor living ideas, including ways to decorate your patio and easy grilling tips and guides to host the best backyard parties.

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8 Genius Ways to Use Dryer Lint in Your Backyard and Garden

Dryer lint should be collected after each load of laundry to prevent a fire hazard. Here are some good uses...


15 Things You Shouldn’t Do To Your Lawn

Whether you have a green thumb or not, it’s easy to maintain a blissful, barefoot-worthy backyard.


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How Heat and Humidity Impact Outdoor Plants

If your garden is struggling in high heat or humidity, you may need to consider your plant selection and whether...


8 Flowers That Attract Hummingbirds

Want to see energetic little hummingbirds zipping through your garden? These nectar-rich blooms will keep them buzzing back for more.


Here’s Why Some People Get Bit More by Mosquitos Than Others

Constantly swarmed by mosquitoes? Here's why.


Top 10 Colorful Flowers Hummingbirds Love

Hummingbirds flock to blooms in every color of the rainbow. Turn your garden into a hummingbird haven with flowers such...


12 Invasive Plants That Might Be Hiding In Your Yard

Stop invasive plants in their tracks. We'll show you how to remove common varieties from your yard.


How to Get Rid of the 10 Worst Garden Insects

As if weeds and weird weather weren't bad enough, gardeners also have to face insect pests. Here's a look at...

The Best Tabletop Grill, According to Our Test Kitchen

With our pick for the best tabletop grill, you'll be able to whip up burgers and steaks on your patio,...


10 Must-Have Grilling Cookbooks for Backyard Cooks

This roundup of barbecue and grilling cookbooks will help you master the art of cooking outdoors. Elizabeth Karmel, founder of...


The Right Way to Harvest Your Summer Vegetables

It's the most wonderful time of the year: harvest season! Here's the right way to harvest the most popular summer...


The Ingredient You Haven’t Thought to Add to Your Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue sauce may just be the most controversial sauce in the cooking world. I can’t think of another type of...


Here’s How to Change the Color of Your Hydrangeas

If your hydrangea blooms are pink instead of blue—or vice versa—there's a way to get the color you want. Here's...


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How to Use a Gas Grill

Gas grilling is as easy as turning a knob, but you may not be taking advantage of all the grill's...


Professional Chefs Reveal Their Favorite Grilling Tricks

Summertime and the cooking's easy. Just follow these surefire tips to flame-broiled heaven.


7 Gardening Mistakes You Might Be Making with Your Perennial Plants

Your flower beds aren't living up to that gardening magazine ideal? You may be making one of these common perennial...


13 Perennial Vines Your Garden Can’t Go Without

Add perennial vines to your landscape for gorgeous, vertical beauty that lasts for years. Here's a closer look at plants...

19 Outdoor Games to Play This Summer

Who's ready to play? These outdoor games are the perfect addition to backyard barbecues, picnics and beach days.


The Do’s and Don’ts of Growing Hostas

Everyone with shade in their garden knows the value of hostas, but not everyone knows how to landscape with these...


Chives: How to Grow, Harvest and Use Chives

If your only experience with chives is buying them at the store, it's time to learn about growing this herb...


Forcing Rhubarb: This Growing Technique Will Give You Sweeter Rhubarb

This technique is well-known across the pond, but may be less familiar to gardeners in the US. Learn what forcing...


How to Prune Herbs (And Why You Definitely Should)

Learn how to prune herbs to keep your plants thriving!


The Fastest Growing Indoor Herb Plants to Start Today

You can add fresh herbs to your cooking all the time with an indoor herb garden. If you're looking to...

13 Vegetables That Grow in Record Time

Master Gardeners reveal the fastest growing veggies—plus a few foods you can grow without seeds!


12 Perennial Vegetables That Grow Back Year After Year

With all the seed buying and gardening that happens in spring, people forget that there are perennial vegetables that grow...


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Here’s How to Make a Smoker With Your Grill

Looking for a shortcut to smokey, authentic barbecue? We'll show you how to make a smoker out of your grill and...


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How to Clean Your Grill for Perfect Barbecues

It doesn't matter if you prefer gas or charcoal; we'll explain how to clean a grill from top to bottom.


What Every Gardener Should Know About Topsoil

For plants, soil is the great provider—their source for moisture and nutrients. See why topsoil is tops for your garden...


I Started Composting at Home—Here’s What Happened

Your kitchen trash is already full of vegetable scraps, eggshells and fruit peels—go ahead and learn how to compost at...