Landscaping

By Bryan Trandem

fresh lawn with flowers

How to Maintain a Flower Bed

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

Gilia tricolor (Bird's-eye Gilia) is an annual plant native to the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges in California. Pepperwood Preserve; Santa Rosa; Sonoma County, California

A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Native Plants

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

A concrete path way in the midst of several palm trees with landscape lighting along the path

A DIY Guide to Landscape Lighting Design

Home Hacks & Answers

By Catherine L. Tully

slate walkway on gravel to pool area

Garden Paths, Walkways and Steps in Your Landscape

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

House under snow

A Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Landscape Care

Home Hacks & Answers

By Victoria Lee Blackstone

Small dog looks out over beautiful sunny garden

A Homeowner’s Guide to Fall Landscaping Care

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

a lush green lawn with white patio furniture; palm trees are in the background

A Homeowner’s Guide to Summer Yard Care

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

A sloped yard with concrete steps, green grass, potted plants and lots of shade from trees

A Homeowner’s Guide to Spring Landscape Maintenance

Home Hacks & Answers

By Gary Sprague

a green lawn with a deck platform; green trees surround a two-car garage

A Homeowner’s Guide to Seasonal Landscape Maintenance

Home Hacks & Answers

By Catherine L. Tully

Mid-Century blue building with pond surrounded by trees

DIY Garden Pond for Your Backyard

Home Hacks & Answers

By Bryan Trandem

DIY Garden Waterfalls

Home Hacks & Answers

By Fran J. Donegan

Top of antique water fountain with garden in background

DIY Garden Water Fountains

Home Hacks & Answers

By Teo Spengler

a sparkling pool surrounded by lush trees and large bolders

A Homeowner’s Guide to Outdoor Water Features

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

boho outdoor couch and two chairs, planters with poles that have string lights

How to Troubleshoot and Repair String Lights

Home Hacks & Answers

By Catherine L. Tully

String lights on poles inside planters; two mid-century modern lawn chairs

How to Hang Outdoor String Lights

Home Hacks & Answers

By Bryan Trandem

Patio area and glass walls of modern home

How to Install Landscape Lighting

Home Hacks & Answers

By Jill Harness

a patio outside of a Spanish-style home featuring Terracotta hexagon patio tiles, a gray outdoor couch, two black chairs, white round coffee table, a heat lamp and string lights

Types of Landscape Lighting

Home Hacks & Answers

By Kathy Adams

A brown dome-shaped home with a lush garden and string lights strung off the pergola

Landscape Lighting Ideas

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

Spanish-style home with a green, freshly mowed yard; a concrete block fence and a blue patio chair are seen in the pho

How to Install a Dry Well for Yard Drainage

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

Spanish-style home with large tree in the front and green grass

How to Install a French Drain in Your Yard

Home Hacks & Answers

By Fran J. Donegan

Xeriscaped Front Yard with Dry Creek Bed

How to Build Your Own Dry Creek Bed

Home Hacks & Answers

By Bryan Trandem

a freshly mowed green yard with two blue lawn chairs; a cedar fence surrounds the yard

How to Build a Swale to Improve Yard Drainage

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

A bedroom with folding glass doors opens up to a backyard with a wood patio, wood horizontal fence, a table with five black chairs and a sofa with a coffee table; green grass and various green plants are planted

Common Types of Yard Drainage Systems

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

a gray house with a flat roof and a backyard with evenly spaced, modern concrete rectangular steps, various green plants and a table with three chairs

Yard Drainage Problems and Solutions: A DIY Guide

Home Hacks & Answers

By Catherine L. Tully

Suan Luang Rama IX Public Park

A DIY Homeowner’s Guide to Landscape Boulders

Home Hacks & Answers

By Kathy Adams

front yard flower bed with plants and rocks

Landscape Mulch Do's and Don’ts

Home Hacks & Answers

By Teo Spengler

Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' on the flower bed

How to Choose the Best Type of Mulch for Your Project

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

New Pine Bark Mulch Landscaped Footpath Flagstones

A DIY Guide to Mulching in Your Landscape

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

a side yard of a modern home with a pea gravel patio, white mid-century modern patio furniture

What Is Pea Gravel and How Do You Use It?

Home Hacks & Answers

By Jill Harness

A garden with green succulent plants in gravel

A DIY Guide to Landscaping with Gravel

Home Hacks & Answers

By Bryan Trandem

a blue ranch house with a red door, desert plants in the front landscaping

10 Best Foundation Plantings for Shade

Home Hacks & Answers

By Chris Deziel

A black and white modern home and a garden

How to Choose and Use Foundation Plantings

Home Hacks & Answers

By Victoria Lee Blackstone

On a spring day within Mecklenburg Vorpommern, magnolia trees blossom with pink and white flowers.

A Beginner’s Guide to Magnolia Shrubs and Trees

Home Hacks & Answers

By Bryan Trandem

Privacy hedges on top of a brick half wall; three bicycles lean against the wall

The Best Bushes and Shrubs for Hedges

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

Exterior of a home, white brick wall, shrub with pink flowers, a skinny tree on the opposite side of the brick wall

Great Winter Flowering Shrubs for Most Planting Zones

Home Hacks & Answers

By Michelle Miley

white craftsman home with green grass and some evergreen shrubs

10 Best Small Evergreen Shrubs for Your Landscape

Home Hacks & Answers

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