Your front yard is the first impression guests have of your home, and one of the most effective ways to enhance its curb appeal is by incorporating beautiful flower beds. Whether you have a green ...

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 ...

The front yard is a passerby or visitor’s first impression of your home and you. It is also the first thing you see when you ...

Best Plants for Porch Landscaping Plants for porch landscaping do more than look pretty—they help frame your home and set the tone for what’s inside. Mix textures, colors and shapes for a front yard ...

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 ...

Soft details like flowers, grasses, and shrubs all get plenty of attention when landscaping a yard, but don’t underestimate the power of rock. From large stones that serve as focal points to loose ...

Grass is an easy crop to grow, if it rains. Maintaining it, on the other hand, is one of suburbia’s running jokes. In Vermont’s few suburban areas, transforming front yards into productive garden ...

Author Bryant Terry's home in Oakland's Laurel neighborhood is easy to spot - it's the one with enormous raised vegetable beds in the front yard, his version of the political lawn sign to support home ...

Driving into Oakdale’s Artists Colony neighborhood feels like stepping back in time. At its entrance, arched underpasses and the brick Clock Tower surprise with old-world charm; homes with names like ...