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Perhaps the most striking feature of Kristin Jackson’s recent backyard makeover is the island deck– or floating deck– she and...

Flower Garden Ideas for Around Your Porch What's not to like? This front house landscaping combines natural landscaping materials to...

A backyard playset will provide hours of enjoyment for your children - do your part by making sure that it...

While starting a flower bed requires some planning and forethought beforehand, it’s not as difficult as one might think to...

The New California Landscape promotes a balance between urban landscapes and the environment, includes diverse and beautiful aesthetic qualities, and...

Looking out A terraced window well dramatically increases natural lighting in a lower level or basement. These egress windows satisfy...

Making mistakes when mulching can keep your soil from reaping benefits such as conserving moisture, suppressing weeds, reducing erosion and...

Proven Winners® Gardening Ideas—Use our recipes to plant a gorgeous outdoor living space The secret is out. Container gardening is...

How soil “pushes” (and how to build a wall that pushes back) When you contemplate the retaining wall you're about...

The ranch house is as quintessentially Californian as Yosemite and artichokes. So when Eric Olsen, an architect who grew up...