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A landscape designer's top 7 tips for incorporating plant containers to creatively transform your garden's look and feel.

Are you battling leaves and debris outdoors? Discover the 10 best tools to make your yard beautiful this autumn in our guide to fall cleanup.

It's easier to diagnose and fix problems with a walk-behind mower when you understand the components—this guide covers them all.

In this guide, we'll explore the causes of sticking wood doors and provide step-by-step solutions to help you better operate your doors.

TOH's editors bring you tips for picking out beautiful but affordable tile, vanities, tubs, and more

Eight great spots like Richmond Hill, Queens, that are close to big cities, but offer larger houses and yards, and a more tranquil lifestyle, with all the amenities of the big city just minutes away

Don't overlook toads as a pest control option—these beneficial creatures can enrich your garden's biodiversity while keeping pests away.

Need to do some landscaping? Learn how to move a small tree safely out of harm's way

Eight places that offer views and activities for water lovers upon our nation's lakefronts, river fronts, and shores

Eight places that offer the intellectual and cultural stimulation that comes from close proximity to a college or university

Eight places that keep homeowners in touch with the outdoors. Whether it's fishing, hunting, or sailing, these are places where men and women can practice the sporting life

For small business owners, we looked for tax incentives, available retail space, financial incentives for restoring old buildings into income-producing properties, or tourism economies. These are the eight places that offered the most of what individual business owners need

11 places that offer small-town living within easy commuting distance of cities filled with jobs and amenities

These places offer tax breaks and other financial incentives to homeowners looking to buy and fix up old houses

For dog lovers, we looked for either off-leash dog parks, or regular parks, walkable streets, or lots of retail and services geared toward dogs. These eight places offer good living for you, as well as for Rover

These nine places are not only great for old houses; they also boast great local restaurants and farmers' markets that lend themselves to a built-in foodie culture

In places like Seminole Heights, Florida, neighbors are so close that impromptu porch parties are par for the course. Here are nine perfect places for porch sitters

These 16 places are great for walking to local businesses, restaurants, parks, and schools, with plenty of sidewalks shaded by mature trees

These eight, green places boast large yards, community gardens, garden tours, or, as in the case of the Garden District in New Orleans, lots of front-yard gardens

These nine places boast plenty of fantastic Queen Annes, Italianates, and other Victorian-era homes ready to be snatched up at good prices