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Gardening

How to Start Your Own Wildflower Garden

This low-maintenance, low-cost gardening option is so charming.

Lara Buchar

July 25, 2024

person mowing their dandelion-filled yard

Green Living

The Surprising Reason Why You Shouldn’t Mow Your Dandelions

Summer is in full swing and dandelions are taking over your yard. You want to get rid of them, but should you?

Doug Murray

July 24, 2024

Outdoors

6 Simple Ways to Transform Your Small Balcony for Summer

The balcony has the chops to turn into a cute cocktail joint, a stylish spot to sit with a book or simply take a breather.

Iris Benaroia

July 17, 2024

Outdoors and Plants

How to Plant and Grow Cedars and Shrubs Right in Your Yard

Our guide to adding low-maintenance cedar trees to your yard as stand alone features, privacy hedges or potted arrangements.

Doug Murray

July 10, 2024

Elevated Little Cedar Playhouse & Sandbox with red cedar siding, a green slide, front porch and flower box is made in Canada by Outdoor Living Today and sits on green grass in front of a wooded area as shown in Outdoor Home Playground Sets That Are Worth the Money for HGTV.ca

Backyards

10 Outdoor Home Playground Sets That Are Worth the Money

Discover the best home playground sets to add to your backyard for hours of daily imaginative play.

Emma Yardley

June 27, 2024

Outdoors

The Best Natural Ways to Keep Bugs Out of Your Patio This Summer

Find natural ways to keep pests away from your patio with these tips from Backyard Builds’ Brian McCourt.

Brian McCourt

June 24, 2024

Woman relaxing on deck chair in a no-grass backyard, reading a book with her cat watching as featured in HGTV.ca's The Best Ways to Pull Off a No-Grass Backyard

Outdoors and Plants

The Best Ways to Pull Off a No-Grass Backyard

Pulling off a no-grass backyard can be simple with these creative landscape design ideas

Emma Yardley

June 21, 2024

Backyards

How to Achieve a Designer-Worthy Outdoor Space on a Budget

You don’t have to splash out on monogrammed beach towels or furniture sets moulded from gold.

Iris Benaroia

June 19, 2024

DIY

These Power and Garden Tools Are a Must for Summer

We’ve compiled a list of everything you need to keep your property and projects in check this summer.

Amber Dowling

May 31, 2024

DIY Projects

DIY Cornhole Boards: A Step-by-Step Guide

For loads of backyard fun all summer long, try your hand at this custom DIY project.

Courtney Ryall

May 29, 2024

Outdoors

The Correct (and Simple) Way to Clean Your BBQ: A Step-by-Step...

Follow these steps to make your BBQ look like new!

Emma Yardley

May 17, 2024

Wooden planter and plant stand on patio table

DIY Projects

This DIY Raised Small Planter Is a Gardener’s Dream

With patio season upon us, this DIY plant stand and planter is what you need.

Courtney Ryall

May 16, 2024