Mediterranean garden ideas are easy to replicate in your outdoor space. Think: A simple combination of warm-toned hardscaping materials, informal gravel paths, tranquil water features, and bold colors ...

If you’re dreaming of a backyard that your kids will love but that also looks inviting for adults, you’re not alone.

Now would be an excellent time to create a landscape plan for a small area and do some designing and planting. Small yards are common in urban areas. Older neighborhoods are typically divided into ...

Does your landscape need a boost from new trees, shrubs or groundcovers? Arbor Day is coming next month (April 30), and we’re beginning to enter a great time to plant woody plants. Let me encourage ...

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a member to use it. By Margaret Roach Turning your front yard into ...

Now is when you may be able to start planting container gardens that are in a protected location such as on a porch or warm patio. Many annuals such as lobelia, geraniums and petunias can handle cool ...

Imagine starting a new garden from scratch every single year? Maybe it sounds like extra work to some, but to many gardeners, it’s an exciting opportunity to create something totally new! That’s one ...

Sanctuary gardens, also called wellness gardens, might be gaining traction on social media, but TOPOPHYLA landscape architect Eric Arneson says they’re anything but a trend. “Sanctuary gardens aren’t ...