A home with colorful landscaping in the front yard - Dolores M. Harvey/Shutterstock Berry bushes can be a perfect way to add pops of color to your landscaping. If you've been looking for gorgeous ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gravel is excellent for front yard landscaping. It's low-maintenance, affordable, and durable, making it a practical choice for the area. From ...

Though any part of a yard can be landscaped, many homeowners put more effort into landscaping the front yard. This may be because the front yard is usually closest to the home's main entrance, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not only do rock gardens add beauty and dimension to any outdoor space, they require little maintenance and can accommodate awkward or difficult landscapes (such as steep hillsides). No matter the ...

Is it modern or Mediterranean? Does it convey a cottage aesthetic, or is it a classic colonial? Your landscape should serve as an extension of the style of your home, so think yard improvements that ...

Nobody enjoys wrestling with a steep lawn. Transform this hillside with terraced planting beds along rough stone stairs rather than turf grass. For year-round texture and color, fill the tiers with ...

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 ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Even in his early years, Stephen Reid knew he was ...

The National Garden Bureau detected that a 2024 gardening trend might be brewing when online searches spiked last winter for terms such as “garden front of house” and “front-door transformation.” ...