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10 Apple Music Tricks you may not Know About — to Help you get the Most From Your Streaming Service
Struggling to get to grips with Apple's excellent music player? Here are some handy tips and tricks to get the most out of it
By Alan Martin Published
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5 Landscaping Choices That Help Prevent Weeds in a Yard — 'They Will Save Time and Money in the Long Run!'
Make lighter work in your garden with these strategies that will help keep your outdoor space weed-free — without a plastic weed barrier in sight
By Jacky Parker Published
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5 Fast-Growing Climbing Plants That are Ideal for Privacy — They'll Cover Your Trellis by Next Year
Climbing plants are a great way to add privacy to your yard grown up fences, screens and trellises. But which will grow the quickest?
By Jacky Parker Published
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5 Gardening Jobs to do After Your Last Frost Date — and How to Find When Your Frost Risk is Over
Lots of gardening advice for spring refers to last frost dates, but what exactly does that mean, and how do you find it? An expert explains all
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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5 Furniture Placement Rules for Living Rooms Designers Swear by That Just Make So Much Sense
Where and where not to put your couch, TV and coffee table for a relaxed and convivial living space
By Millie Hurst Published
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5 Viral Ways to Hide Garbage Cans in Your Yard — Trending Ideas to Screen These Eyesores
If you’re sick of trash cans interfering with your yard aesthetic and you’re ready to take action, we’ve found all the best solutions to making them disappear
By Portia Carroll Published
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7 Flowers You Can Plant Into Borders in March — Ideas for Instant Spring Gratification
Our expert suggestions show you how to add a gorgeous combo of pretty flowers and shapely foliage that will make borders pop in March, and shift the focus from fading spring bulbs
By Sarah Wilson Published
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Colors That Don't Go With Green, And What To Use Instead — 'The Worst Pairings Ever,' Say Experts
Looking to create the perfect indoor palette with green? Before you begin, experts warn against choosing these particular hues
By Aditi Sharma Maheshwari Published
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8 Mistakes You're Making When Decorating With Rugs — and How to Avoid Them for a Better-Designed Home
Discover insider advice to avoid rug-buying blunders, as well as top tips for choosing the perfect design to elevate your space
By Tessa Pearson Published
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11 Things People With Organized Fridges Never do — How Many of These Mistakes are you Making?
Professional organizers tells us what fridge pitfalls they avoid to ensure their food storage is always well-ordered
By Portia Carroll Published
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8 Slow Growing Houseplants That are Low Maintenance and Won't Overwhelm a Small Space
Avoid your home becoming a jungle with these gradual growers that won't need pruning
By Ottilie Blackhall Published
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5 Clever Ways you can use Your Amazon Alexa Devices to Help you Sleep Better — 'They Revolutionize Your Night Time Routine!'
If you don't have an Amazon Echo device in your bedroom yet, you'll definitely want to after learning about these genius functions
By Lilith Hudson Published
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7 Things to Prune in March — Cut These Back Now to Revive "Woody" Plants and Shape Your Spring Garden
The garden is waking up from winter and it's time to get these plants into shape by sprucing them up before summer
By Sarah Wilson Published
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'This is Why Your Home's Color Scheme Just Isn't Working' — How to Spot and Fix an Off-Balance Palette
Sometimes the colors in a space just don’t feel right. Leading designers share how to figure out what’s not working, and what to do about it
By Kate Hollowood Published
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This $4 IKEA "Dispenser" is the Viral Hero of Home Organization — Here are 5 Ways People are Using it
This inexpensive IKEA buy is a clever way to banish your organization blues on a budget
By Ottilie Blackhall Published
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5 ‘Musts’ When Planting Peonies in Spring — It's Not Too Late, But You Might Not Want to Wait Much Longer
Time is running out to get onboard this year's peony season, so here's the only guide you need for planting these blousy blooms ASAP!
By Matilda Bourne Published
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Things You Should Never Store in a Living Room — These 4 Items May be Ruining Your Home's "Calm"
Find alternative homes for these items according to organizational experts
By Jacky Parker Published
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8 iCloud Tricks That I Think Everyone Should Know — They Make iPhone, Mac and iPad Storage so Much Better
Make Apple’s cloud storage work harder for you, with these helpful iCloud tricks
By Alan Martin Published
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I Just Renovated my Small, 35-Square-Foot Kitchen — Here are 5 Regrets I Wish I Could Reverse
Space-saving solutions should be a priority in small kitchens, and there are certainly more places I wish I'd compromised...
By Lilith Hudson Last updated
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"I Have 14 Raised Vegetable Beds in my Yard — These 6 Tricks Will Help You Grow Better in Yours This Year"
Professional garden designer and vegetable-growing expert Jen McDonald knows the secrets to getting more produce from your raised containers
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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This Simple Trick Helps Stop Your iPhone Apps Tracking You — and Better Manage Permissions on Your Device
Your apps could be a privacy nightmare. Here’s how to keep them in check by managing permissions in iOS
By Alan Martin Published
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When to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders — and How to Know When These Beauties Will Visit Your Yard
Create a pit stop in your yard for migratory and resident species
By Jacky Parker Published
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How to Revive Lavender — 4 Tricks to Make Sure Your Plants Come Back Looking Beautiful This Year
A 5-step expert guide on how to revive lavender will help ensure your plants are looking fresh for spring
By Matilda Bourne Last updated
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5 Things People Who Have Low Maintenance Yards Never Choose — and What They do Instead
We asked experts to guide us on materials, products, plants, and more that they'd always avoid to keep a yard low maintenance
By Aditi Sharma Maheshwari Published
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10 Tricks to Make Your Vegetable Garden Look Beautiful — 'They Really Can be as Pretty as Flowers!'
Planting a vegetable patch doesn't have to mean sacrificing beauty in your yard — here's how experts make edible gardens look amazing, too
By Hugh Metcalf Published
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How to "Reset" Your Living Room, and Start Again With a Less-Cluttered Space
Tired of your current living room set up? Desperate to clear clutter? We consulted the experts who told us how to complete a reset properly
By Becca Cullum-Green Published
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I'm a Gardening Writer — These are the 10 Things I'm Doing Now to Revive my Yard After Winter
Give your yard a spring refresh this weekend with these quick and easy ways to prep for warmer, sunnier days
By Sarah Wilson Published
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These are the Five Best Ornamental Grasses for Your Backyard
These are the Five Best Ornamental Grasses for Your Backyard
By Oonagh Turner Published
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Can You Make a Bonsai Tree Grow Faster? Useful Tricks From Indoor Gardening Experts
Eager to see faster growth for your bonsai? Here's what you need to know about the growing process, according to the pros
By Aditi Sharma Maheshwari Published