Mountain garden ideas

Gary Necci’s love of hiking in the high alpine meadows at Mount Rainier inspired him to turn a mess of a steep backyard hillside into a tapestry of textural plantings in his West Seattle garden.

RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason Don’t hire a landscaper to build a boulder wall when boulder outcroppings will do. Finished this one in the fall, will plant it this spring (June?) I see a lot of boulder walls in landscapes where the same need – keeping a hill in place – could have

Browse eclectic landscapes and gardens. Discover new eclectic landscape designs and ideas to boost your home’s curb appeal.

These shade garden ideas, plant suggestions, and photos will inspire you to add bold, beautiful colors, even in the shadiest reaches of your yard.

Modern houses plunked down in dramatic, often inhospitable settings are the eye candy of countless architecture blogs and books. But all that craggy drama

Design ideas, tips and questions to help you get the most out of landscaping a sloped site from examining the site, considerations and design elements