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

Read these care tips from Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery to learn how to properly maintain fruit trees, from fertilization to pruning.

Read how to prune plants, flowers and other specimens in the late winter or early spring for healthy thicker foliage later on.

Add these tasks to your fix-it list to smoothly transition your home from winter to spring and keep everything running in top shape for the warmer months.

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.