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A wildflower garden full of blooms
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
Balcony with seating on wood deck
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
backyard deck area with cedars
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
Sunny backyard patio
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
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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
Contemporary patio set with pillows
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
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
Hibiscus flower
Gardening

10 Tropical Plants That Will Thrive in Canadian Gardens

Nothing’s better than a tropical vacation, but the next best thing is a mini oasis in your own backyard.
Amanda Roberts
May 7, 2024
Beautiful backyard wood patio eating area featuring The Home Depot’s Hampton Bay Claxton Steel 5-Piece Patio Sectional Dining Set and Grey Stripe Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug, two potted plants, white and red throw pillows, a woven throw, a white boarded exterior wall with black double doors and two cylindrical exterior lights, a barbeque, and a patch of grass
Outdoors

10 Fresh Outdoor Living Trends for 2024

Put these outdoor living trends at the top of your summer space's wishlist.
Emma Yardley
May 2, 2024
Woman singing and listening to music surrounded by her plants
Plants

Do Plants Have Feelings? Here’s What We Know

Many gardeners swear talking to their plants can actually help them grow — we're here to find out if it is in fact true.
Lydia Hrycko
April 26, 2024
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