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The Green Yard

A healthy, beautiful yard can be yours with these tips on green landscaping. Find ways to make your outdoor living safe and sustainable. Topics include pools, spas, lawn maintenance, outdoor furniture, herbicides, fertilizers, pest control, solar lighting, kitchen gardens, water conservation and barbecues.

Choosing an Insect Repellent

A number of natural, plant-based products claim to repel mosquitoes, gnats and other bugs. How effective are natural insect repellents? And are synthetic products really unsafe?

Michelle Obama’s White House Garden

What is Michelle Obama planting in the White House garden? Take a look at the First Lady's plans for going green at the White House's organic garden.

Starting an Organic Garden

Easy, practical tips for starting and maintaining a beautiful, healthy organic garden.

Home Composting Methods

No matter what your home composting needs are, there is a solution that will work for you.

Organic Lawn Fertilizers

Here's a review of organic lawn fertilizers.

Alternative Pest Control Products

Updated reviews of pest control methods that don't rely on chemicals.

Natural Swimming Ponds

Natural swimming pools (or swimming ponds, as they are called in Europe) are self-cleaning pools that combine swimming areas and water gardens.

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