You’re missing out if you don’t have shrubs around your home. Shrubs can add color, fragrance, and even protection from ...

Adding bee-friendly shrubs is an excellent way to support these important members of our community.

The shrubs around my home are overgrown and unattractive. What suggestions do you have for replacing them? The main problem with most mature landscapes is overgrown shrubs that no longer enhance your ...

Get all the benefits of a beautiful yard—without all the hard work.

Stephen Suzman is big time. He owns Suzman Design Associates, a landscape-design firm started 20 years ago that keeps 30 professionals, including architects, landscape architects, designers and ...

If your yard constantly feels like a part-time job that doesn’t pay, it’s time to reconsider what’s growing where. Does landscaping feel like a guilt trip around your yard, paved with overgrown shrubs ...

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 ...

Al fresco living is having a moment. We’re all using our personal outdoor spaces more than ever, in fact, according to a recent survey conducted by TruGreen, folks are spending 14 hours a week outside ...

Your yard should be your outdoor retreat and the place where you can relax and entertain. Even if you have great neighbors, you don’t want them peering into your yard or feeling like everyone in your ...

It is possible to grow edible native plants in your yard without angering your neighbors and violating the rules of your HOA, ...

Plan a safe, lightweight rooftop garden with waterproofing, drainage, sun and wind guidance, container choices, and easy plant options for urban India.