The front yard is a passerby or visitor’s first impression of your home and you. It is also the first thing you see when you ...

Learn more about how to landscape a rocky yard with these expert-backed tips.

More is more in 2026, so go ahead and embrace color, texture, and vibrancy. In the past, gardeners often opted for a palette ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

If you’re looking for ways to cut down on mowing and lawn maintenance, woodscaping might be the perfect solution for you.

I am often approached by people who want to grow vegetables but lack the required sun ingredient in their backyards, and have an abundance of sun in their front yards. This is often a major challenge ...

Ground cover plants creep and spread attractively; they can act as a colorful statement or soften the appearance of a lawn-free yard. They grow no more than 3 feet above the ground and are easy to ...

Most of us when we consider developing a landscape are happy with trees, shrubs and lawns. But not Amy Zeldenrust of Avant Gardener. Her yard has garden art, statues, painted walls, mirrors, bird ...

The VanHankens’ yard looks as green as any in the neighborhood, but golfers would recognize the terrain as something more akin to the “rough” at one of the less-expensive courses. A closer view of the ...