Garden against house

From retaining garden walls, which hold back earth or water, to walls that screen, or just ones that make for beautiful outdoor spaces, these DIY and shoppable garden walls will sit pretty in your yard far into the future.

Do you have a small yard like we do? Space is a hot commodity? Yeah, I feel your pain. My husband and I really wanted to have a garden in our backyard, but w…

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Bugs can be a problem when mulch is too close to the house. Adding rocks can help that problem and also keeps heavy rain from splashing muddy mulch all over the siding...(that's really why we put it there, bugs are hardly ever a problem in this area)

Of all the crazy things, a garage can be a bit of a design dilemma for gardeners. Whether it's stuck out at the front of your house or recessed on one side, the wall of the garage often stares the gardener in the face. How can you make that big blank surface work with the lush green space of your imaginings? I've gathered together some of the creative solutions people have found to deal with the problem. With most home stores and nurseries closed, executing these ideas may have to wait, but…

Many people don’t prefer using landscape designers to design their homes because it is usually expensive to get a professional designer. However, if you are thinking of a way of doing this alone, w…

The side yard is often an afterthought in the garden-design process — since it's small and hidden from view, it's easy to overlook, but sometimes you could turn it into a lush garden with a lot of detail to plants and landscaping.

Succulents, grasses and low-water shrubs with vivid foliage give this coastal garden a rich, textured look with minimal maintenance. Exterior colors and

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