Home & Garden
From manageable home improvement projects and cleaning, to gardening and pet care, here's everything you need to know about buying, selling, and maintaining your home.
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The Right Way to Clean Every Part of Your Peloton
If you're doing working hard, that thing is covered in sweat. (Gross.)
This Mental Exercise Can Protect You From a Home Improvement Disaster
When it comes to home improvement, sometimes the best choice is to change nothing.
When to Harvest Scapes (and What to Do With Them)
The blossoms that alliums send up this time of year are a prized gourmet ingredient.
How to Keep Squirrels Off Your Bird Feeders
To manage your squirrel problem, you need the right tools—and also a shift in your mindset.
The Different Kinds of Siding for Your Home (and How to Choose)
Siding can help preserve and protect your home against the elements, and there are more choices than you realize.
The Best Workbooks for Decluttering and Organizing
If you need a little push to keep you on track, maybe a workbook will help.
The Best Car Vacuums to Keep Your Vehicle Clean
You spend a lot of time in your car, so why not keep it crumb-free?
How to Get the Best Fruit Production From Your Plants and Trees
Even self-pollinating plants do better in pairs.
Six Ways to Improve Your Home's Lighting
Better lighting is good for your home's safety, efficiency, and value as well as aesthetics.
The Best Items to Keep Your Car Clean and Organized
Cars can easily become catch-alls for random items of clothing, fast food trash, and other odds and ends. Let's clean it up.
Is It Worth It to Install a Wind Turbine?
Installing a wind turbine can save you money eventually, but the upfront costs are significant.
A 'Cool Roof' Can Save You Money on Energy Costs
If you want to keep your home cool and your energy bills low, a cool roof might be the answer.
The Best Items to Help You Organize Your Garage
The garage is the place your unused stuff goes to rot. Or it was, until now.
Use the 'SPACE' Formula to Declutter More Efficiently
This is a tried-and-true organizing method.
Seven Ways to Conserve Water in Your Yard This Summer
You don't need to rip out your landscaping or buy a pricey irrigation system.
My Favorite Shelving Units to Maximize Your Storage (and One I Don't Recommend)
Some storage solutions are better than others.
Everything I'm Seeding in June
It's time to direct sow the last of your summer vegetables and flowers, while starting perennials and succession crops inside.
The Best Tools for Outdoor Cleaning
Summertime is here and your outdoor spaces need help.
The Best Apps That Keep You Motivated to Clean
Plus, a non-app trick to help you get your decluttering done.
All the Gardening Tasks You Should Do in June
It's time to harvest, prune, fertilize, plant, and be on guard for pests.