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Best Charcoal Grills: Durable Options for Outdoor Cooking

backyard charcoal grill with sausage and skewers with lawn and fence in background

A good, dependable grill is a must-have item for backyard parties, cookouts and family fun. Charcoal grills offer versatility in cooking, impart that delicious smoky flavor, and can be an affordable choice for your outdoor fun. The best charcoal grills hold heat for slow, low-temperature cooking, can burn hot for quick high-heat cooking, and provide easy-to-use …

The Best Cordless Leaf Blowers for Home Use

by Meg Carney

A leaf blower saves hours of sweeping or raking by giving you the power boost you need for a picture-perfect yard and garden. Not only for yard work, but they can also save you time cleaning a workspace floor or even your gutters in the fall. There many types of leaf blowers: battery-powered, plug-in, back-pack …

How to Plant a Butterfly Garden in Your Backyard

by Candace Osmond

butterfly garden daisy meadow with monarch

Do you like and enjoy seeing butterflies in their natural habitat? Are you filled with joy when you see their delicate wings in the morning sunshine? You can see and experience this at home with your very own butterfly garden. A butterfly garden is a garden that is designed and grown to attract pollinators like bees …

Gas vs Electric vs Charcoal Grills: Which Is the Right BBQ for You?

by Danielle McLeod

gas electric and charcoal grills featured image

Whether you already own a grill, are looking to replace a grill, or want another cooking option, a new grill is an investment that should be considered carefully. There are endless options, but to find the right grill for you, you first have to decide: gas, electric, or charcoal? We’ve broken down the pros and …

Maintenance 101: How to Store a Grill for Winter

by Danielle McLeod

a man uses a propane grill in the snow outdoors near a cabin in winter

It’s time to start thinking about winter storage. Plummeting temperatures and increased precipitation can wreak havoc on your grill surface over time, and the lack of use over prolonged periods of time can invite critters of various shapes and sizes into its interior. If you don’t plan on using your grill through the winter, you …

Best Grill Accessories: The Best Choices For Your Outdoor Cooking Experience

by Danielle McLeod

grill accessories in use grilling veggie skewers and meat in a basket and using tongs

Outdoor grilling is a fun, popular way to mix up your favorite cooking techniques and create flavorful masterpieces. If you love to grill, whether you are new to it or not, there are many accessories that you may want to consider to help make your experience the best possible. There also are, however, a lot …

15 Awesome Water Games For Families

by Candace Osmond

A very colorful tub of water balloons sitting in the grass with hands reaching in to grab some.

We’re nearing the end of the Summer and you’re probably all bored of the same old outdoor activities. Swimming, hiking, camping, etc. It’s getting super hot, and no one, especially the kids, wants to go outside. So what’s a family to do? It’s time to get creative, that’s what! These awesome ideas should help inspire …

The Best Backyard Games for Everyone

by Candace Osmond

Having a yard is one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever get to posses in this lifetime. It doesn’t even matter if you’re single, sharing your life with a partner, living with relatives, or have children; yards are an amazing place for you to relax and enjoy a breath of fresh air without actually …

101 of the Best Landscaping Ideas to Get Your Creative Juices Going

by Candace Osmond

Featured Image THE BEST LANDSCAPING IDEAS TO GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES GOING

You find all sorts of landscaping ideas on the web and on television, and many of them are geared toward certain climates or types of homes. But when it springtime comes and you’re ready to put those ideas to use, they’ve already escaped your mind. You’re not a landscape designer; you want DIY low-maintenance beauty …

99 Ideas for the Backyard: Inspiring Landscaping for Your Property

by Danielle McLeod

Whether you’ve recently moved to a new home or simply want a front yard revitalization or a backyard makeover, you’re here for landscaping ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Seeing spatial arrangement of flowerbeds, outdoor furniture, patio ideas, garden features, and even outdoor kitchens and dining areas will bring out your inner landscape designer, …