When it comes to designing the front yard it can feel overwhelming. This is the first impression people have of your home, it needs to be right. With this pressure, people tend to play it safe with ...

And vice versa. You’ve heard it before: Choose the right plant for the right place, Cervoni says. Always read the plant tag or description before buying a plant so you give it the conditions it needs ...

Lawn-free front yards are becoming increasingly popular, especially as a means of combating drought. They're environmentally ...

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 ...

If you are thinking of adding some color to you park space, the area between the curb and the sidewalk, here are some ideas from the book, "Front Yard Gardens," by Liz Primeau (Firefly, $24.95). * ...

The Garden Guy and Mrs. Jan moved to the present house in the spring of 2019. Ideas flowed like a waterfall for backyard plantings, while the front yard was daunting, for one big reason. It is over a ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Looking out the front windows of their Northeast L ...

The deer wars continue. This is chapter two, with new information. Two weeks ago I wrote about my deer-versus-human battle over the flowers I planted in my front yard. I always save the delicate stuff ...