A backyard can be a haven from the hectic activities dealt with on a daily basis. Create a hidden sanctuary with these landscaping tips and simple solutions to make your yard more private. Give your ...

The builder's bit of lawn, two trees, and few foundation shrubs fall far short of most homeowners' dream landscape. To set your yard apart, invest in streetscaping to add to your home's current and ...

Depending on your specific backyard projects, you may require a series of permits from your local town or city. However, not ...

When you want to upgrade your backyard, you typically need a couple different experts: a designer and an installer. An experienced designer has a knack for where things should go and has spent years ...

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 ...

With temperatures already creeping into the triple digits, there's no time like the present to bring the thermometer down in your outside spaces and make your backyard a place to chill (literally).

If front yard landscaping ideas with rocks and mulch aren't the first thing that springs to mind when planning a front yard ...

Tom Scangarello can't get away from landscaping. He does it for a living, and he does it in his spare time at his own home. "It's kind of a stress relief," said Scangarello, who doubles as a private ...

As a homeowner, you probably already know about the importance of curb appeal (perhaps your home’s curb appeal is the reason the property caught your eye in the first place?). Not only does it impact ...

Some homeowners are fanatical about their landscaping, while others just want it to create the least amount of work possible. No matter which category you fall into, though, there’s no reason you ...