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Your lawn and yard this season Aesthetics and style trends have taken over our interiors, and we love the trends spilling over into our outdoor spaces as well. This year, as organic decor and biophilic design continue to dominate our home decor feeds, a similar gardening trend is growing—ie. 'Meadoscaping' is the replacement of a neatly manicured lawn with traditional landscaping using wildflowers, grasses and other native plants. Lawn care creates a wild, overgrown, lawn-inspired feel and takes yards by storm. By incorporating many plants and flowers into a lawn by scaping, pollinators benefit and biodiversity is more sustained than grass. Meadows inspired by wildflowers It also makes perfect sense for everyone to "bring the outdoors in" and lean into all things, turning our outdoors into real lawns. According to Back to the Roots' Nikhil Arora, that's exactly what's happening. "Medoscaping is creating a garden that mimics a wildflower m

Landscape Design Tips  Follow our beginner-friendly gardening landscaping tips to turn your garden into a blooming paradise and get advice on personalizing your outdoor space. If you've never tried your hand at designing a landscape before, all the choices you can make can be a bit overwhelming. What plants do you want to add and where should they go? Should bedding lines and paths be curved or run in straight lines? And what about accessories like stylish benches, eye-catching gardens and birdbaths to attract colorful wildlife? It helps to think of a space in your yard like a room inside your house, because many of the same principles that guide your interior design will guide your designs outside as well. Here are seven considerations to help get your new landscaping project off to a super start. 1. Determine landscape needs and preferences Make a list of needs and wants. Do your kids need a play space? Do you like to grow vegetables? Does your family enjoy gathering

Get Rid of Flea Beetles  Flea beetles are troublesome insects that cause a lot of damage to vegetable crops and spoil the appearance of leafy greens. If you notice small black bugs on your plants, or if your plant's leaves are covered in small "shot holes," you may be dealing with flea beetles. In this guide, you'll find everything you need to get rid of flea beetle infestations naturally and keep these pests out of your garden. What are flea beetles? Flea beetles are named for their small size and curious patterns of movement. When disturbed, these insects use their long hind legs to jump as fast as their namesake. Flea beetles rarely measure more than 1/8 inch long, and they can be difficult to spot because they move so quickly. There are many types of flea beetles and they come in many different colors. Generally, flea beetles are brown to black in color. Some species sport bright tones and some have striped or spotted shells. Mature flea beetles emerg

 Drought Tolerant House Plants  Avoid the guilt of forgetting to water by growing these drought-resistant indoor plants. All of these easy-care houseplants tolerate a little neglect (and many of them like to be kept on the dry side). So, enjoy their lush green beauty without the stress of watering them all the time. 1 Snake plant The sword-like, dark green leaves of snake plants (Sansevieria trifasciata) provide a bold look that is often enhanced by variations of silver, cream, white or yellow. Even better, these low-water houseplants can go weeks without a drizzle of moisture, making them perfect for forgetful gardeners. Snake plants tolerate low to bright light and grow up to four feet tall. 2 Ponytail Palm Thanks to its thick, trunk-like trunk, the ponytail palm (Beaucornia recurvata) can store moisture for long periods of time, so it can easily survive a missed watering or two. It gets its name from the long, narrow leaves that grow from the tip of its single stem, whi