| Throw The Ultimate "Backyard Getaway" To help you plan the ultimate "Backyard Getaway," consider these simple, budget-friendly ideas. Word Count:281 |  |
| New Corn Technology Gives Farmers More Effective Insect Defense Every season, farmers face the challenge of protecting their crops from a broad spectrum of insect pests. Word Count:361 |  |
| Hidden Risk For Eye Injuries At Home Eye injuries in the home can be prevented. Word Count:145 |  |
| Trade Your Lawn For A Ground Cover If you're considering what to do about a hard-to-mow patch of your garden, ground cover may have it covered. Word Count:386 |  |
| Have A Better-Looking Lawn On A Budget Got a hundred bucks and a free weekend? Then you've got what it takes to invest in some yard care improvements, according to a top expert on lawn and yard care. Word Count:468 |  |
| Tips On Selecting A Stain To Protect Your Deck Whether it's where you sip your morning coffee, host a family gathering or spend time relaxing, a wood deck can extend your living space to the great outdoors and into the fresh air. Word Count:378 |  |
| Lawn Mower Tips To Help The Environment Tuning up your lawn mower and recycling the oil can do more than improve its performance; it can also help protect the environment. Word Count:399 |  |
| Flowering Shrubs: More Bang for The Buck Whether you use shrubs as foundation plantings, for a hedge or simply as a single specimen in your garden, you can get double the punch when you plant a flowering variety. Word Count:456 |  |
| Decks Can Offer Style And Value To A Home The right deck can offer hours of enjoyment to you and your family-and add value to your property. Word Count:467 |  |
| Get To Know Spunky Ground Covers Ground covers are some of the most versatile plants for your yard. Word Count:470 |  |
| Create A Summer Sanctuary--On A Budget Sabrina Soto, Target Style Expert for Home, offers smart, affordable tips for designing your personal haven. Word Count:529 |  |
| How To Avoid Mosquitoes Seven helpful tips. Word Count:411 |  |
| Entertaining Idea Drive-ins may be few and far between, but there's an easy way to bring the fun and excitement of watching films outside into your own backyard. Word Count:178 |  |
| Enjoy Wood's Timelessness--Without The Hassles Options to help homeowners boost curb appeal and spruce up outdoor living areas. Word Count:285 |  |
| Creating A Backyard Safe Haven Tips to help keep you and your family safe while enjoying the outdoors. Word Count:352 |  |
| The Top 10 Reasons To Love Hydrangeas Today's hydrangeas have gotten a makeover. Word Count:551 |  |
| Winning Daylily Packs Powerful Performance Into Pretty Proportioned Plant Although the scientific name for daylily, Hemerocallis, combines two Greek words for "beauty" and "day," many of these flowers bloom for more than a day, providing luscious color from early in spring till late in the season. Word Count:458 |  |
| Navigating Through The Choices In Composite Decking There are quite a few different decking options available, based on individual needs and budgets. Word Count:427 |  |
| Mowing Made Easier Advances in lawn mower technology have made cutting the grass a lot easier. Word Count:423 |  |
| Helping The Environment-One Preschooler At A Time Children as young as age 2 can have fun learning about protecting the environment. Word Count:445 |  |
| Growing Your Own Meyer Lemon Tree Lemons are easy to grow. Word Count:346 |  |
| Change The Way You Think About Your Lawn To Enhance Its Health Our lawns enhance the look of our homes and add to our property values. Word Count:373 |  |
| Increase Your Home's Value With Flowering Shrubs There's good news for homeowners whose thumb is only a little green: It may be easier and less expensive than you think to add value to your home. Word Count:546 |  |
| Keeping Your Pet Safe From Pests Insects can be more than pests for pets. They can pose serious health risks. Word Count:347 |  |
| Proper Lawn Care Can Protect Your Vegetables, Plants And Flowers Too A beautiful lawn ties your house and landscape together, serves as the perfect place for kids to play and works incredibly hard for the environment. Word Count:391 |  |
| Keeping Your Lawn Disease-Free Controlling diseases can be one of the more challenging aspects of lawn care. Word Count:354 |  |
| How Proper Landscaping Can Reduce Your Cooling And Heating Costs According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the typical family spends about $1,900 a year on home utility bills. Word Count:396 |  |
| Boot Camp Looking For Entrants To Learn Yard Care Skills Homeowners who need more knowledge and experience to shape up their yards can hone their skills at a special boot camp, while helping communities cultivate a greener outlook. Word Count:429 |  |
| Outside Is What's In Homeowners are discovering that the comforts of home are no longer defined by four walls. Word Count:328 |  |
| Gardening Experts In Full Bloom At Public Gardens If you would like to cultivate your knowledge of gardening, consider visiting a public garden. Word Count:318 |  |
| Home-Grown Tomatoes--Straight From Your Patio The need to save money at the grocery store and the desire to have better-tasting fruits and vegetables has sparked an increase in home gardening. Word Count:327 |  |
| Growing Your First Rose Garden Many people don't consider growing roses because they have heard it's too difficult. Word Count:380 |  |
| Growing Your First Apple Tree According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each American eats about 120 apples a year. Word Count:372 |  |
| Key Ingredients To Backyard Party Success: A Charcoal Grill And Juicy Burgers As consumers seek out the highest value for their dollar, there's no better time to get back to the basics of outdoor entertaining. Word Count:560 |  |
| Tips For A Carefree Swimming Season If you own one of the 8.6 million swimming pools in the U.S., it may be time to dive into the essentials of pool maintenance. Word Count:390 |  |
| Give Your Home A Fresh Look Simple, inexpensive outdoor projects can give a home a real "facelift" and make it look and feel like new. Word Count:405 |  |
| Planning A Successful Vegetable Garden Edible gardening will continue to be a popular trend this year, according to a recent survey by the Garden Writers Association. Word Count:366 |  |
| Your Personal Lawn Wellness Program To Prevent Weeds The American Society of Landscape Architects says an attractive and functional landscape can increase property values from 5 percent to 20 percent. Word Count:391 |  |
| Save Time And Money Controlling Crabgrass Crabgrass is one of the most common lawn weeds and it causes the most headaches for homeowners. Word Count:404 |  |
| Hit The Deck: Simple Tips To Spruce Up Your Outdoor Living Space
Today's savvy homeowners are extending their living space outdoors with decks and backyards that reflect their personal tastes and interests. Word Count:589 |  |
| Plant A Healing Garden Here's an idea that's growing in popularity: Plant a garden to help you or someone you care about heal physically, spiritually or emotionally. Word Count:570 |  |
| Help Your Garden Go With The Flow Watering right can help you save money, the environment and your plantings. Word Count:351 |  |