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Does location still matter most? Should you remodel your home to suit your tastes, or for resale value? Are starter homes still a thing? We all have plenty of questions about the ever-changing world of real estate. In our Ask an Agentseries, we’re partnering with experts at Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate to answer your biggest questions about finding, buying, and selling a home.

Native plants, as the name indicates, grow naturally in an area or region. There is a growing shift among many people away from a manicured garden with non-local species in support of more natural areas, and especially, for embracing native plants.

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The best ground covers are multi-purpose workhorses, suppressing weeds, preventing soil erosion, and adding another level of interest to garden beds. Naturally, we’d prefer them not to be invasive, and to look good over a long season. But why do so many gardeners seem to fall back on the same few choices? In this episode, Danielle, Carol, and expert guest Amanda Thomsen cover new ground in their quest to expand the definition of what a ground cover can be. Whether it’s a tough but underused North American native, a cheeky little annual, or an unusual self-seeding edible, we hope you will find something unexpected but garden-worthy in this episode.  

Maybe you’ve already been living your best brat summer, or maybe you’re finally hyped up enough to give it a go—either way, we’ve got the plants to make all your techno-tinted dreams come true. Lime green is definitely having a moment, and if you aren’t familiar, Charli XCX’s hit album, “Brat,” has inspired everything from memes to fashion trends to presidential campaigns to countless TikTok videos. But we’re here to turn pop culture into plant cultivars, so get ready to infuse the now world-famous album cover’s green hue into your plant palette. Read on for the leafy lovelies you can add anywhere from bookshelves to backyard borders that will wrap up your summer with a botanical banger.

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Chances are, if you have a lawn, you have crabgrass! This fast-growing weed thrives despite heat, humidity, or drought conditions. “It’s a prolific seed producer,” says Clint Waltz, PhD, turfgrass extension specialist at theUniversity of Georgia. “If you do nothing about it this year, expect a higher and more dense population of crabgrass next year.”

Meal prepping is a great way to prioritize time, boost your monthly budget, and accomplish your health goals. However, if you’re not used to it, meal-prepping can be a difficult habit to begin implementing. To learn how to “master your meal prep”, consider these 5 simple steps:

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Basil is an herb known for loving sun and warm weather conditions, so it might be alarming to suddenly see the shiny, fragrant leaves shriveling up, and beg the question: why is your basil wilting?