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Leaving water in your irrigation system over winter is a fast way to ruin expensive plumbing. As trapped water freezes, it expands, snapping underground PVC pipes, shattering valve manifolds, and cracking exposed backflow assemblies. Fixing freeze damage in the spring often requires tearing up your lawn and paying hefty repair bills.

If you wait until spring to start fighting weeds, you are already months too late. While your lawn’s top growth slows down in fall, winter weeds like chickweed, henbit, and annual bluegrass are actively germinating under the surface as soil temperatures cool down.

Prime Big Deal Days will be here soon, but REI’s Patagonia sale is already heating up. REI is notorious for offering impressive markdowns on the best outdoor brands — and Patagonia is no exception.

While mature trees easily weather winter storms, young trees with undeveloped root systems are incredibly vulnerable to freezing temperatures and drying winds. Failing to prepare them before the ground freezes can lead to severe frost damage, root desiccation, or bark girdling that permanently kills the tree.

As nighttime temperatures begin to drop, your lawn is preparing for its winter shutdown. But while established grass is slowing down, early fall actually presents the single best window of the entire year to grow new, thick turf fast.

Fall is just days away — which means that first chill in the air will be here before we know it. If your wardrobe could use a few cooler-weather pieces to help ease you into the new season, now’s a good time to check out Patagonia’s latest sale.

Discovering unexpected holes peppered across your lawn or garden beds can spark an immediate urge to reach for a shovel or garden hose. Before you attempt to fill them in, it helps to know what creature actually dug them — and what might be resting inside.

If there is one gardening chore that always feels like a chore, it’s dealing with relentless weeds.

Labor Day sales are here, but many of the best deals end tonight. If you’re looking to squeeze in some last-minute home and garden upgrades before summer winds down, Walmart is a great place to find big savings.

Now that the heatwave is over and the new season begins — our grass might be looking a little worse for wear. This is especially the case if you’ve ended up with apatchy brown lawn that needs some TLC.