As reported in a recent column, I am transforming a small section of my garden. We had previously filled this garden bed with aeoniums, spuria irises and a few other plants, all of which we have ...

With innovative hillside landscape ideas, such as terraced beds and low-maintenance plants, you can make the most of a sloped ...

Linda asks: Our new landscape is almost complete with most hardscape in place; next comes the fun part of choosing and placing the new plants. The main contoured bed is fairly deep in width, allowing ...

Mothers love being remembered on Mother’s Day. If your Mom or special woman in your life is a gardener, she might like something for the garden, something lasting, that every time she sees it she ...

Enhance your garden with an ancient work of art, created long ago and shaped with infinite patience. Out of your financial reach, you think? Not if it is a stone created by the forces of nature and ...

Small space landscaping is becoming a hot trend with homeowners these days and for good reason. Lack of space is one issue. Building big foot homes on small lots leaves little room for landscaping, ...

Laying flat slabs through a grass or gravel area makes a practical path and a pleasing feature. They also protect grass where traffic is heavy. Each stepping stone is highlighted by the contrasting ...

Stone fruit are fruit with one large pit, or stone, at their center. Traditional stone fruit are apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums; novel hybrids aprium, pluot, and plumcot have been ...