Madeline Buiano

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Credit: Getty Images Fertilizer is an essential part of gardening. It boosts plant growth, improves yields, adds key nutrients to the soil, and enhances disease resistance. But fertilizing your lawn and garden incorrectly can do more harm than good. Applying the wrong amount of fertilizer or doing so at the wrong time can cause leaf burn, decreased flower production, and other issues.

5 days ago | marthastewart.com | Madeline Buiano

Credit: Mustafa Turan / Getty Images The best way to clean your home is from top to bottom, and that usually starts with your ceiling fans. Whether they've been sitting still for months or you've recently started them up again to circulate air through your home, these fixtures can hold a lot of dust, pollen, and other debris. This means that when you turn your fan on, you're moving those particles throughout your home.

1 week ago | marthastewart.com | Madeline Buiano

Credit: Cyndi Monaghan / Getty Images If you have a sloped landscape, you know how difficult it can be to find suitable plants to grow on it. Because of their angle, slopes can experience a lot of water runoff, causing the plants to suffer from waterlogged soil and root rot. Luckily, many ground covers form dense mats that can prevent runoff and stabilize the soil. This not only helps your plantings thrive, but it also keeps your slope from becoming a muddy mess during inclement weather.

1 week ago | marthastewart.com | Madeline Buiano

Credit: Getty Images Vegetable gardeners everywhere look forward to harvesting tomatoes each summer. But one pest that can ruin the fruits of your labor (literally) is the tomato hornworm. The caterpillars feast on the foliage and fruit of tomatoes and other nightshades, ruining your crops before they reach maturity. To protect your plants against these garden nightmares, we're sharing all-natural ways to get rid of and prevent tomato hornworms once and for all.

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Chrysanthemums, commonly referred to as mums, are the hero of the fall garden. These blooms add autumnal color to porch steps, backyard patios, gardens, and other areas of the landscape from late summer through fall. One way to ensure your mums last until (and maybe even beyond) the first frost is knowing how often to water them. Mums watering needs change throughout the growing season, needing more during early September and less when fall officially arrives.