Landscaping (20 articles)
Meadowscaping Is a Trendy Lawn Alternative—Here's How to Try It in Your Yard
Make your yard more sustainable by meadowscaping some or all of your lawn. These expert tips will help you get started.
17 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas That Boost Curb Appeal
Add value to your home with updates that are attractive and functional front yard landscaping ideas.
Landscape Planning Tips From Start to Finish for a Perfect Yard
Even if you're a beginner, these simple landscape planning tips will take the mystery out of designing your yard's ideal layout.
8 Small Front Yard Landscaping Ideas to Make the Most of Your Space
Create a beautiful and welcoming small front yard with these tips and ideas.
20 Tips for Gardening With Dogs
We love our dogs and our gardens, but sometimes it seems the two don't mix well. Here are 20 simple tips for balancing the needs of pets and plants.
Everything You Need to Know About Landscape Edging
Landscape edging supplies a crisp edge between different areas of your yard. Use this guide to select the best edging for your garden design.
14 Easy Landscaping Ideas to Create Lots of Visual Variety
New to landscaping? Try our easy landscaping ideas to get maximum impact in your garden. We'll help you plan for color, texture, contrast, and more.
How to Build and Maintain a Landscape Retaining Wall
A landscape retaining wall is a gardener's way of fighting gravity. Learn how to conquer slopes and overcome common retaining wall challenges.
18 Sidewalk Landscaping Ideas for Your Front Yard
Add beauty and curb appeal to your front yard with a sidewalk garden. Check out our tips for even the smallest of spaces.
11 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas to Boost Your Home’s Curb Appeal
Transform your home’s curb appeal with our best front yard landscaping ideas—low-maintenance, easy tips for a big, impactful change.
The 10 Best Plants for Morning Shade and Afternoon Sun
Create a lush landscape in morning shade and afternoon sun by picking the right plants that thrive in this light exposure.
The Basics of Organic Gardening In Raised Garden Beds
Here's everything you need to know to build organic, non-toxic, raised garden beds to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers that are safe and healthy.
How to Plant and Grow Water Clover
Water clover may look like a dense mat of lucky four-leaf clovers, but it’s actually a fast-growing aquatic fern.
How to Make a Flower Bed to Suit the Space You Have
Follow a few basic steps for how to make a flower bed, and you'll soon have more color, texture, and even fragrance in your landscape.
5 Smart Solutions for Dealing with Poor Drainage in Your Yard
Find out how to improve drainage in soil so that you can grow your garden plants. Or, if you can't, learn how to fix the soil that doesn't drain so that you can still enjoy colorful flowers.
How to Plant and Grow Pickerel Weed
Accent quiet ponds and wetlands with low-maintenance and easy-to-grow pickerel weed—a stunning summer-to-fall bloomer.
The Top Deck Colors for Summer 2024, According to Experts
Freshen up your outdoor space with these trending deck colors, from cool-toned paints to rich, warm stains.
Flower Garden Ideas for Your Landscape
Use these flower garden ideas to transform your landscape with eye-catching shapes, colors, and fragrances from beautiful masses of flowers.
How to Xeriscape for a Water-Wise Yard
Create a beautiful landscape and conserve water with xeriscaping, a landscaping method that reduces irrigation needs and maximizes the use of natural precipitation.
How to Plant and Grow Thalia
Thalia, also called hardy water canna, is a fast-growing water plant perfect for ponds and rain gardens.