Most homeowners focus on beauty and low maintenance when they are considering what to plant in their yard. Many popular plants may offer the qualities you're looking for, but they can come with ...
Dense growth and a cozy, prey-filled habitat make these grasses a dream for snakes — great for nature, not so great for surprise encounters.
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The sunny yellow-hued American goldfinch, which has a black forehead marking, can be seen all over the states. For a real ...
Ever look out at your yard and wish it felt a little more inviting? Small changes can make a big difference, whether you’re ...
Mouse sightings in your yard might be real. Certain grass types create ideal hiding spots for these rodents. Tall fescue, ryegrass mixes, and overgrown bermuda grass can turn your lawn into a mouse ...
How To Use the Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026 To Decorate Your Home? A few small changes can completely elevate your ...
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Here’s when it helps to remove snow and ice from your plants, shrubs, and trees—and when it causes more damage.
What a gift to be a gardener at this time of year! For most other people, winter just grinds on, with dingy snowdrifts melting into puddles that will freeze into ice slicks. But gardeners don’t ...
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Winning perennials for this year's gardens

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.
A meadow under the rising moon, glowing with tawny grasses, punctuated by dark candle-flame cedars — this is a quintessential ...