Looking to transform your plot into a haven of serenity? Our small Japanese garden ideas will be sure to help you on your way. This ancient style of garden uses symbolism and simplicity to encourage ...

One of the reasons you opted for a small front yard to begin with might have been the appeal of retiring your mower—for good. In that case, embrace the ground cover even if you have a flat yard. To ...

Best Plants for Porch Landscaping Plants for porch landscaping do more than look pretty—they help frame your home and set the ...

The inclination is to plant everything you can get your hands on -- the more kinds of plants the better. But plants should be selected as part of a total plan. Integrating individual ones into an ...

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 ...

In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting ...

Designer Christina Nielsen transformed a Brooklyn backyard into a sitting garden using stone pavers set in gravel. Greenery encompasses the entire space from the fencing to the surrounding potted ...

Joann Green tried increasing the size of her staff a while back. She didn’t like it. Landstory, Green’s landscape architecture firm, was up to eight or nine employees when she realized it was too big.

You might be looking at your small backyard and think: there’s no point trying to make it nicer. After all, it will never be the lush garden retreat with an immaculate lawn, sprawling deck and a pool ...

If you have done battle with moss creeping into your garden beds, consider embracing these emerald-colored oddities and plant your own moss garden.