Rachel Bull

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Rachel Bull

To use this natural pest control method, simply grab an Irish Spring soap bar from your bathroom cabinet and follow our tips to get rid of ants with a bar of soap successfully:Ants can disturb plant roots and cause ant hills to appear across your yard. But, with a bar of soap in hand, they'll be gone in no time. To start with, you want to make sure you use organic soap - like this Irish Spring soap bar from Walmart.

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Rachel Bull

Filler plants for flower beds. When you set out to have a bright, colorful flower bed in your yard, the last thing you want is to to be distracted by bare spots disrupting the flow of otherwise abundant planting, creating an eyesore. To solve this issue, you might require seeking some filler plants for sparse flower beds to complete your planting. It doesn't matter what type of flower bed idea you want to create in your yard, sometimes empty spots are tricky to avoid when you first start out.

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Rachel Bull |Thomas Rutter |Drew Swainston

Here, the Gardens team at Homes & Gardens, have put together a list of our favorite non-toxic gardening swaps. They all work just as well as the alternatives (and sometimes even better), plus they're pretty affordable to get your hands on. (Image credit: Krit of Studio OMG/Getty Images)7 non-toxic gardening essentialsThere are a few reasons why you might want to choose eco-friendly yard tools.

2 weeks ago | homesandgardens.com | Holly Crossley |Rachel Bull

Ever thought about bringing garden arbor ideas into your plot? If you hadn't before, you'll certainly be tempted once you've seen these gorgeous designs. Arbors are garden structures that are used to arch over features in your plot, generally with some sort of roof. They are a lovely way to mark the start of a path, or elevate a gate. Designs vary hugely, and they look especially eye-catching when surrounded in romantic climbing plants.

1 month ago | homesandgardens.com | Punteha van Terheyden |Lydia Hayman |Rachel Bull |Hebe Hatton

When I was freelance, I worked in the living room, kitchen, or in my favorite coffee shop. Then I took a remote job at Homes & Gardens as Head of Solved and converted my small, unused guest bedroom into a calm and peaceful office space. It’s a shared office as I work during the day, and my husband works in the evenings, with some overlap in our hours. I wanted to make this space enjoyable to be in, super functional, and free from clutter.