Evil Week: How to Keep Dogs From Crapping on Your Lawn
Welcome to Evil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks we’d usually refrain from recommending. Want to weasel your way into free drinks, play elaborate mind games,…
Get Your Desert Landscaping Ready for Winter
So much gardening advice is based around four-season climates, but a sizable contingent of the United States is only now entering ideal gardening weather. If you live in a desert…
All the Yard and Garden Tasks You Should Do in October
October can be a strange month. Even when early fall dips back into summer-like temperatures, you can tell the season has changed. If light frosts haven’t set in yet, the…
Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Aerate Your Lawn
Photo: arteagaser (Shutterstock) As you’re working your way through your fall gardening checklist, you may have questions about what to do to your lawn before winter sets in—like whether aerating…
Now Is the Best Time to Seed Your Lawn
Gardening season is winding down, but the time for planting and growing is not nearly over. If you have a grass lawn, one of the main outdoor tasks on your…
Four Ways to Make Your ‘Hellstrip’ Less Shitty
Your hellstrip probably sucks. That strip of land that lies between your front sidewalk and the street is likely not your property, but still your responsibility. Hence the name: hellstrip.…
Kill Your Lawn for Free (and Replace It With Something Better)
If you love your lawn, fine, but maybe hear me out: Lawns are the worst. Even if you don’t mind the watering, mowing, and chemicals, most lawns—including yours—are terrible. A…
Why You Should Stop Watering Your Plants in the Middle of the Day
You’re doing it wrong. That’s what I tell most gardeners when I see them outside on a hot day, sunscreen and sunhat in hand, enthusiastically plonking petunias and tomatoes in…
The Best Ways to Use Grass Clippings in Your Garden
Photo: EsfilPla (Shutterstock) Maintaining a traditional green grass lawn is a year-round process, with mowing typically being the most time-consuming task. Not only does this involve cutting the grass, but…
Two Easy Ways to Drain a Waterlogged Lawn
Standing water that remains on your lawn well after a rainstorm not only limits how you use your yard; it also creates a breeding ground for insects, mold, and algae,…