Landscaping Maintenance

Get your home, lawn, and garden ready for the milder, wetter days on the way

Looking for the best methods and tips for tree pruning? Our guide outlines best pruning practices and how this maintenance affects the health of your trees.

Give your lawn and garden the care they need by removing debris, dividing crowded perennials, and adding mulch—so plants can come back stronger.

A quality lawn mower keeps your grass groomed and healthy. In this review, the This Old House Reviews Team researched the five best lawn mowers on Amazon to help you find the one that’s right for you. The products included in this article are available at various retail stores, local home centers, and online retailers like Amazon.

Read to learn the pros and cons of using pine needles as mulch.

You found the rake—now do the right thing

Pay attention to these four key areas and your trees will remain at a manageable height while producing abundant fruit. Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery, one of the largest growers of fruit trees in the country, helps gardeners get the most out of their trees by focusing on this checklist

Prune these specimens in the late winter or early spring for thicker foliage later on.

Put these items on your fix-it list to transition from winter to spring

Heavy snow and other cold-weather hazards can wreak havoc on yard plantings. Here's how to protect your shrubs in winter so that they make it to spring damage-free

Your outdoor power tools will benefit from some upkeep before they hibernate for the long winter ahead.

These landscape drainage solutions prevent puddling and flooding and look good too.

In-ground lawn sprinklers deliver a precise amount of water, then automatically shut off and drop out of sight. Learn how much one costs and how to install it yourself.