As we start to think about spending more time out in our gardens, you may have wondered how to get the most from your outdoor space. But what if you have a smaller garden or external footprint? Well, ...
Terraced Hillside Landscaping Nobody enjoys wrestling with a steep lawn. Transform this hillside with terraced planting beds ...
Joe Evans and Barney Lighter with Evans Lighter Landscape Architecture and Ramiro Diaz, an urban planner and designer at Waggonner & Ball Architects, designed this courtyard rain garden to manage ...
There is nothing more satisfying for a vegetable gardener than sitting down to a summer meal to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor. We endure the challenging work needed to have a ...
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11 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas We Love

A house with great curb appeal can turn heads—but yours can, too, with these smart ideas for landscaping your front yard and ...
One of the reasons you opted for a small front yard to begin with might have been the appeal of retiring your mower—for good. In that case, embrace the ground cover even if you have a flat yard. To ...
Furnishings for small gardens should also ‘fit the area' small statues, chairs, etc, should be such they do not become a nuisance with regard to maintaining the area.January is a good time to start to ...
MIMI Rupp, a co-founder of Stone etc., believes that with a little design know-how even the smallest lawn, the most petite of patios or the tiniest of balconies can become a beautiful space. “Trick ...
Condominiums, townhouses, and lofts are being constructed in record-breaking numbers across the United States and Canada, and this building boom has spawned an entirely new and red-hot industry in ...
Unfortunately, none of this makes gardening easier. The sun dries everything out, and sandy soil is generally unfriendly to plants. On top of all that, rain appears out of nowhere. Gardening can ...
Limited garden space can be overcome by using containers, raised beds and vertical gardening techniques. Containers are ideal for small spaces and can be moved to follow the sun, but require frequent ...