archiveAugust 2018

If your yard feels cramped, dull or otherwise in need of of a pick-me-up, don't worry! You don't have to dig up the backyard and start from scratch to make it feel homey and new. Just make some small investments. Your focus should be the patio area, so start there....

Roll the clock back a few months and you’ll find Kwantes and the Caledonia, MI homeowner, flipping through a Rosetta Hardscapes catalog. According to Kwantes, “I showed it to him and he said, ‘this is what I want to use.’” The 15-year-veteran contractor had never installed Outcropping before. But the...

This year, Hermine Ricketts' front-yard garden was filled with plants and fruits — but no vegetables. She's suing to change that. Greg Allen/NPR hide caption toggle caption Greg Allen/NPR This year, Hermine Ricketts' front-yard garden was filled with plants and fruits — but no vegetables. She's suing to change that....

Angie’s List member Tim Kelly of Huntersville, N.C., and his family own a home on a severely sloping golf course lot. Due to the slope, their backyard was, unfortunately, virtually useless. “After living here for several years, we decided to invest in making the backyard functional, ” he says. Beginning...

Shady spaces present their own set of unique challenges but can become a sanctuary in a garden with the right design and plants. Shade grows moss, it makes a yard cold and dreary, darkens interior rooms and omits sun loving flowers. Solving an existing shade condition is not easy, and...