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A Guide to Colored Mulch and How to Dye Your Mulch
By Caleb Mayo

It can add a splash of color, but use it in the right place.

a rotting wooden fence
7 Costly DIY Fencing Mistakes You Must Avoid
By Bonface Landi

These silly mistakes can cost you far more than necessary.

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Can You Make Your Own Fertilizer?
By Hannah Madans Welk

Some foods are compost superstars.

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Fall Gardening Tips & Checklist
By Emily Gleeson

Protect your plants before the cold sets in.

Fertilizer, Compost & Soil

Worms and rich compost in a gardener
How to Use Your Indoor Vermicomposter
By Matthew Kolas
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H.R. Helm

Food for worms becomes food for your garden.

Simple Fertilizer and Compost Recipes
By KC Morgan
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The Best DIY Organic Fertilizers
By Sandra Karnes
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Utilizing Outdoor Space

Several rows of plants grow in troughs attached to a bamboo fence.
6 Reasons to Grow Vertical
By Susan Patterson
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H.R. Helm

Hydroponics and soil-free growing mediums have made it possible to grow all kinds of plants vertically.

Beekeeping in Your Backyard
By Brian Barth
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H.R. Helm
6 Ways to Modernize Your Outdoor Space
By Susan Patterson
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Garden Maintenance

Spraying dandelions with homemade weedkiller.
5 Weed Killers that Won't Harm Plants
By KC Morgan
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Gabriel Connor Salter

Kill weeds, not your garden plants.

5 Time-Saver Gardening Tools
By Brian Barth
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H.R. Helm
9 Invasive Plants to Think Twice About
By Perry Carpenter
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Trees & Shrubs

Pruning an orange tree with secateurs.
The Proper Way to Prune
By Brock Cooper
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H.R. Helm

Trim your trees into shape, and health.

Small Trees for the Urban Homestead
By Susan Patterson
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Red Maple Tree: Tips on Growing a Sapling
By Robbi Erickson
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Planning a Garden
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Utilizing Outdoor Space
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