Landscaping Basics

House under snow

A Homeowner’s Guide to Winter Landscape Care

Michelle Miley
Small dog looks out over beautiful sunny garden

A Homeowner’s Guide to Fall Landscaping Care

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

A Homeowner’s Guide to Summer Yard Care

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

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

A Homeowner’s Guide to Seasonal Landscape Maintenance

Gary Sprague
Mid-Century blue building with pond surrounded by trees

DIY Garden Pond for Your Backyard

Catherine L. Tully
Water Feature

DIY Garden Waterfalls

Bryan Trandem
Top of antique water fountain with garden in background

DIY Garden Water Fountains

Fran J. Donegan
a sparkling pool surrounded by lush trees and large bolders

A Homeowner’s Guide to Outdoor Water Features

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

How to Troubleshoot and Repair String Lights

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

How to Hang Outdoor String Lights

Catherine L. Tully
Patio area and glass walls of modern home

How to Install Landscape Lighting

Bryan Trandem
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

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

Landscape Lighting Ideas

Kathy Adams
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

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

Chris Deziel
Suan Luang Rama IX Public Park

A DIY Homeowner’s Guide to Landscape Boulders

Catherine L. Tully
front yard flower bed with plants and rocks

Landscape Mulch Do's and Don’ts

Kathy Adams
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' on the flower bed

How to Choose the Best Type of Mulch for Your Project

Teo Spengler
New Pine Bark Mulch Landscaped Footpath Flagstones

A DIY Guide to Mulching in Your Landscape

Michelle Miley
A garden with green succulent plants in gravel

A DIY Guide to Landscaping with Gravel

Jill Harness
New Mulch Behind Landscaped Garden Terrace Wall

How to Maintain Mulch and Plants in Your Landscape Garden Bed

Gary Sprague
A sloped backyard with concrete steps, stone landscape edging, a large black pot with an evergreen tree

The Best Types of Landscape Edging

Jill Harness
mid-century home with palm trees, minimalist flower bed with cactus and other green plants

How to Make a Landscape Bed: A DIY Guide

Michelle Miley
outdoor swimming pool in garden

Preparing a Landscape Bed for Planting

Teo Spengler
a white Spanish-style multi-family home with an exterior staircase, a curved window, a variety of green plants in a landscape bed with gravel

A Complete DIY Guide to Landscape Beds

Victoria Lee Blackstone
Black French doors on a white Mediterranean styled home with plants and trees

A DIY Homeowner’s Guide to Hardscape

Victoria Lee Blackstone
A back courtyard with two flowerbeds filled with green plants; a white concrete fence in a Spanish style surrounds the garden

The Pros and Cons of Landscape Fabric

Fran J. Donegan
concrete slab in the backyard, a horizontal wood fence, orange pots, large trees in the background

Steps to Landscape Design: A DIY Homeowner’s Guide

Teo Spengler
benches on a wooden patio

How to Build a Fence for Your Landscape

Michelle Miley
Ranch style white home with a large tree and a flowerbed with a wood retaining wall in the front

Landscaping and Landscape Design Basics: A Beginner DIY Guide

Gary Sprague
Front of midcentury home with palm trees

Best DIY Landscaping Tools

Chris Deziel
a yard with stone pavers with grass in between, plants are in a garden nearby

Complete Guide to Landscape Design and Construction

Chris Deziel
front yard flower bed with plants and rocks

Free Landscape Design Digital Tools and Software

Michelle Miley
Tile walkway with plants

What Is Xeriscape?

Catherine L. Tully
a Spanish style home with green plants in the front yard

The Principles of Landscape Design

Victoria Lee Blackstone
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