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There’s no place like home—especially when it’s in tip-top shape. We’ve rounded up the best cleaning and organizing tricks, affordable decor ideas, DIY hacks, and more. Warning: Once you’ve got everything just the way you want it, you may never want to leave!

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10 Essential Steps for Saving Your Dying Indoor Plant

Appearances can be deceiving, so even if a plant looks dead, it may not be. Try these expert gardening tricks...


13 Best Fruit Trees You Can Grow Indoors

Love fruit trees but don't have a backyard or garden space? No problem! You can grow these indoor fruit trees...


The 18 Best Places to Buy Plants Online

Forget getting your hands dirty. All you have to do is point, click, and pot.


20 Air-Purifying Plants for Your Home

These plants will spruce up your home and help to make your space—and you—healthier in a number of ways.


The 5 Best Fake Plants That Look Remarkably Real

Don't exactly have a green thumb? Not to worry—here are the best fake plants you can buy that will elevate...


How to Keep Dogs and Cats Out of Your Garden

If you're struggling with unwanted gardening buddies, you need to know these gentle tactics to keep dogs and cats out...


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15 Easiest Vegetables to Grow at Home

Don't have a green thumb? Don't worry! These veggies are so easy to grow, even beginners will end up with...


How to Make Compost at Home to Enrich Your Garden

Here's everything you need to know about how to make compost at home.

13 Ways Your Yard Is Giving Burglars Clues

When it comes to keeping your home safe, what you have on your front lawn can be what attracts a...


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28 Low-Light Indoor Plants That Thrive in Near Darkness

These low-light indoor plants grow with very little sunlight, so you can enjoy a part of nature in every corner...


How to Dry Flowers: The Best Ways to Preserve a Bouquet

Pick flowers in the morning or night when they're perkiest. When it's time to preserve them, use these expert drying...


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This Is the Best Time to Water Your Plants

Water sustains not only us but our gardens. Make sure to water your garden efficiently and effectively, starting at the...


12 Must-Have Garden Tools

Gardening will be easier, more productive, and, well, just a lot more fun when you have the right tools on...


10 Expert Gardening Tips for Beginners

Love to garden? These tips from The Family Handyman will help you be faster, cleaner, and more efficient.


12 Best Container Garden Ideas That Will Inspire You to Create Your Own

Over the past few weeks, you've baked your own bread, cut your own hair, and maybe even given embroidery a...


Why Is My Lawn Mower Smoking?

Leaking oil from the exhaust is the usual cause of blue, white, or black smoke from a lawn mower. Learn...


19 Toxins Lurking in Your Backyard

Your backyard is supposed to be a safe place, but you could have toxins hiding in plain sight that are...

FINALLY: A Simple Trick That Will Keep You from Killing Your Houseplants

You'll wonder why you've haven't tried this shortcut before!


Attention Homeowners: These 14 Little Mistakes Make Your Yard Look Messy

Avoid these errors that make your outdoor spaces look unkempt.


12 Simple Ways to Add Color to Your Outdoor Space

Bring your landscape to life with colorful details such as furniture, pots, and plantings.


The Dark Side of the Perfectly Manicured American Lawn: Is It Giving You Cancer?

Your grass may be greener than your neighbor's, but at what price?


10+ Pro Tricks to Make Flowers Last Longer

Bye-bye, browning bouquets! Here’s how to make flowers last longer with a few surprising household staples and expert tricks.

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Growing Herbs: The 10 Best for a Home Garden

Plant these popular herbs in your garden like basil, thyme, and dill, and enjoy some fresh-from-the-earth taste at your dinner...

How to Make a Mini Rain Barrel

Save water--and money--by watering your garden Mother Nature’s way. All you need is an old water jug or detergent dispenser,...


How To Use Ladybugs in Your Garden

These cute little bugs will have your garden growing better than ever.


How to Deal with Weeds Under Shrubs and Trees

Persistent weeds can be difficult to get rid of when they are widespread under trees and shrubs, but with the...


7 Tips to Mow Like a Pro

Follow mowing pro Bill Klutho's 7 mowing techniques for a smooth lawn.


Home and Garden Uses for Epsom Salt

Some household tricks for the salters and the shakers.