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Fall homeowner checklist: Do these 17 things before winter
3 days ago
From your furnace to your faucets, a little fall maintenance can help protect your home from freezing temperatures, fire risks and costly repairs.
5 backyard signals that forecast your fall foliage this year
6 days ago
Your backyard is already forecasting this fall's foliage season, and five simple clues can reveal how summer heat and drought affected your trees. From drought-stressed maples to early-turning sumac, learn which backyard signals actually predict fall color — and which ones are just summer stress in disguise.
Spider season is back, and warmer falls are keeping crawlers longer
September 6, 2026, 7:32 am EDT
It’s spider season, which means spider sightings are spiking across the U.S., driven by an insect-rich summer and the annual spider mating season. Warmer, longer falls are also delaying the first hard freeze that normally ends spider activity, keeping them active later into the year than usual. Here's a closer look at why spider season keeps getting bigger and longer.
Spider season is back, and warmer falls mean they're staying longer
September 6, 2026, 7:09 am EDT
Fall's mating season brings out spiders every year, but later freezes mean spider season could last longer.
Why Texans are watering their houses (yes, really)
September 4, 2026, 8:21 am EDT
Some homeowners across Texas are hosing down their own houses, but it's not as strange as it seems. Much of the state sits on expansive clay soil that can shrink and pull away from a home's foundation during hot, dry weather. Experts say watering the soil around your foundation can help prevent damage, but the trick only works for homes built on the right type of clay soil.
People are watering their houses — here’s why it works
September 4, 2026, 5:12 am EDT
Watering your foundation sounds odd, but it can prevent costly damage for certain homeowners.
Bug season's end: key weather signals to watch
September 2, 2026, 8:04 am EDT
Watch for cool nights, shorter days and drier air to know when to expect the last of the bugs. From mosquitoes and ticks to wasps, we break down the specific weather signals that make summer bug activity wind down and explain why waiting for the first frost could mean a longer bug season.
Cool-season lawns need some TLC right about now
September 2, 2026, 7:03 am EDT
Most people reseed, aerate and fertilize in spring and get it backward. For cool-season lawns, the ideal window is late August through mid-September . C ool-season grass seed germinates best when soil sits in the 50–65 degrees sweet spot. Seeding now gives new grass roughly 45 days before the average first frost to root and get mowed twice before winter — a real head start on dormancy and a jump on next spring.
This fall, you can leave the leaves alone
August 28, 2026, 8:27 am EDT
What if all that raking you do every fall is actually harming the environment? Leaving leaves in your yard not only helps reduce potent methane emissions coming from landfills, but also creates natural mulch, supports pollinators and provides food and shelter for wildlife.
How to protect your garden and plants during a heat wave
August 27, 2026, 2:08 pm EDT
Extreme temperatures stress even a healthy yard. Five steps to keep your landscape thriving, from watering to mulch.

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