Every item on this page was chosen by a The Pioneer Woman editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Ladybugs have long been considered a symbol of good luck—but you might not feel so lucky when you find them in your home! While they actually aren't harmless to humans or plants, having a swarm of ladybugs indoors can be quite a nuisance. We spoke with an expert to understand why ladybugs invade homes and effective methods to eliminate and prevent them from returning.

How to Get Rid of Ladybugs in Your Home

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The grass is greener on the other side of these helpful tips!

6 Tips for Keeping Your Lawn Green in the Summer Heat

Hanging up a bird feeder is a great way to attract birds to your backyard, but you may find you have more than feathered friends visiting. Knowing how to keep squirrels out of bird feeders will help prevent these cute but messy creatures from gobbling up all your seeds and scaring away birds. These expert tips will help you choose the best types of feeders, accessories, and placement to keep squirrels away.

8 Expert Tips on How to Keep Squirrels Out of Bird Feeders

Mow your yard at the right time for a host of benefits. From healthy turf growth to less lawn maintenance, timing matters when it comes to mowing. Lawn grass responds to mowing by using available resources to push up new growth and lengthen leaf blades. Mow at the right time for your turf, and it is more likely to form a dense carpet of self-sustaining grass.

When Is the Best Time to Mow Your Lawn?

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For those wondering why your hydrangeas aren't blooming, we've got you covered with tips from gardening pros on why this is and what to do instead

Is your hydrangea not blooming? Pros reveal the 5 reasons why, plus how to fix them

If you’ve ever had your garden ravaged by deer and rabbits, you know how frustrating it can be. Fortunately, there are many beautiful perennials that these animals typically avoid, allowing you to enjoy a vibrant garden without constantly battling these hungry visitors. From fragrant herbs to unique flowers, these deer and rabbit-resistant plants can help create a stunning and resilient landscape.

15 Perennials That Deer and Rabbits Avoid

If brown patches suddenly pop up in your lawn in the middle of summer, the most likely culprit is a fungal disease called, "brown patch." Grass turns brown when it's no longer receiving the proper nutrients, so this could be caused by the disease, underwatering, overwatering, or overfertilization. Brown patches...

5 Simple Fixes for Brown Patches on Your Lawn

Missing garden produce and large burrows dug in lawns can be signs that groundhogs are near. Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks and whistle pigs, may look cute and cuddly, but they are among the most destructive garden pests. Not only do groundhogs wreak havoc in vegetable beds, mowing down entire rows of peas, beans, and carrots, but they also dig unsightly burrows and tunnels in grass lawns and clamber up fruit trees in search of a sweet score. If you suspect groundhogs are making a buffet of your vegetable beds and fruit trees, this guide will show you how to safely get rid of the critters and keep them from coming back.

How to Get Rid of Groundhogs in Lawns and Gardens

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Hydrangeas are known for their large, showy blooms but if you want them to be even bigger there is a cheap and eco-friendly way to help them grow using a product you already have in your kitchen

How to grow bigger, healthier hydrangeas with a simple kitchen waste hack

Because of hydrangea's beauty, they’re a pretty versatile and common flower to grow in a garden, but they’re also pretty sensitive—and their best qualities go to waste once they wilt. There are plenty of reasons a hydrangea might begin to wilt. One of the primary causes is...

Are Your Hydrangeas Drooping? This Gardening Pro Shares How to Fix It

Weeding can be one of the most tedious and frustrating aspects of gardening. It’s disheartening to see unwanted plants take over your meticulously cared-for garden beds. But what if I told you there’s a way to reduce the amount of time spent pulling weeds while enhancing the beauty of your garden? Enter ground covers—nature’s own weed suppressors! These fast-growing, dense plants can be a gardener’s best friend, shading out those pesky weeds and providing a lush, green carpet of foliage.

No More Weeds! 10 Fast-Growing Ground Covers That Choke Out Weeds

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10 Smells Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Other Garden Critters Hate

The summer months are full of sunshine, heat, and, unfortunately, pests. Ants in particular are marching across our picnic tables and into our homes more frequently during the warmer season. Many gardeners and homeowners prefer not to use poisons to get rid of ants, which has people considering more natural...

Can Coffee Grounds Repel Ants? Here's What the Experts Say

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Hummingbirds are a delight to have in the garden. There are many ways to attract them, but planting this one tree will keep them coming back.

Hummingbirds Will Keep Returning To Your Yard For This Tree's Show-Stopping Colors

Ant infestation is a problem that no homeowner or household ever wants to have and it is a pest that will keep coming back unless you deal with it properly. The good thing is that ants are pretty easy to get rid of as long as you can follow their trail and locate their entry point, and of course, having a clean and food-crumb-free area helps a lot, too.

Easy Homemade Non-Toxic Ant Killer Tutorial

Cute but a gardening hazard, these furry rodents can ruin your favorite plants in no time. So, here’s How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants!. Squirrels and chipmunks won’t just irritate you by knocking over plants and pots; these adorable mini monsters cause immense damage by digging up bulbs and burying nuts and seeds in pots. But we have just the right tricks to help you keep squirrels out of potted plants without harming them!

How to Keep Squirrels Out of Potted Plants

It cools "within minutes," according to shoppers.

This Portable Air Conditioner With 31,000 5-Star Ratings Will Be Your Best Friend During a Heat Wave

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Penrose, CO

The Independent

Makayla Pithan Trumbo had been wearing a beautiful necklace containing her mother’s ashes for eight months when she received a frantic phone call last year from her sisters.Something was happening at Return to Nature funeral home, the Colorado funeral home they’d hired to make arrangements after their beloved mother’s February death, they told her. There was a big police presence at the property in Penrose, Makayla’s sisters continued, and reports of bodies that had been stored improperly.Makayla, at first, didn’t worry, reasoning that too much time had passed since her mother’s death for her remains to have been caught up...

I wore my mother’s ashes around my neck. Then I found out her body was abandoned and decomposing in a funeral home

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

One of the joys of gardening is discovering plants that continue to thrive year after year with minimal effort. Annuals that self-seed are a fantastic addition to any garden, providing a burst of color each season without the need for replanting. These hardy plants drop seeds that sprout into new plants the following year, ensuring a continuous display of blooms and reducing your gardening workload.

9 Expert Tips for Getting Rid of Ticks in Your Yard

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