Don't have a green thumb? Here are some great landscaping options that don't require planting. Not a fan of gardening or ...

A house with great curb appeal can turn heads—but yours can, too, with these smart ideas for landscaping your front yard and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saguaro and senita cacti, and red-blooming Tecoma stans, boast appealing colors and textures in a resilient desert garden. Learn to choose the right plants for a drought-tolerant landscape front yard ...

There are many landscaping shrubs and trees that can lend privacy to your front yard, including one popular shrub that may be ...

First impressions are important, so a stylish front yard brimming with gorgeous plants can transform what visitors think of your home. Terry Smithson, biodiversity manager and ecologist at the ...

If you have challenging soil around your home, try adding this pretty shrub that produces beautiful berries and tolerates a ...

Reprofile it to create a nice shape on the outer edge. Plant shrubs with straight compost.

ST. LOUIS — The English garden has long inspired even the most casual of weekend gardeners. Climbing ivy, lush shrubs and beautiful blooms of rambling rose or hollyhocks come to mind, and many an ...