Landscaping Ideas & Inspiration
Explore inspiring landscaping ideas that will drastically make your home more efficient & appealing.
A Garden Designer's Favorite Shrubs
8 no-fail garden beauties for all-season performance
All About Shade Trees
Plant one to boost property values, lower energy costs—and leave a lasting legacy
Best Reader Arbors and Pergolas 2013
You sent us your crafty outdoor structures for our Reader Remodel Contest; here are the garden creations that caught our eye
All About Groundcover
Whether you’re looking for the best low maintenance or fastest growing groundcover for your lawn, these plants offer solutions to barren spots and spaces.
All About Landscape Lighting
From selecting the best outdoor lights to setting them up, our experts share how to brighten up the outside of your house.
10 Best Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color
Brighten your yard with fiery red and yellow autumn foliage
Fast-Growing Shade Trees
Here are our favorite fast-growing shade trees to keep you cool and give you privacy as well as ornamental beauty.
5 Design Ideas for Sheared Shrubs
These living fences can set off areas in your yard and solve a multitude of problems. Here are pro tips and design ideas for shearing success
Which Grass is Best for Your Area?
Choose types adapted to your local climate and soil conditions. The newest varieties have greater resistance to drought and disease and need less maintenance
Get Paid to Not Plant Grass
A water provider pays people to ditch their lawns—and homeowners see a big dip in their bills
Firesafe Landscaping: Defensible Space
The probability of a home surviving a wildfire greatly increases with two fire-wise home improvements: fire-retardant building materials and, in the yard, the creation of defensible space. Learn how to design an effective and beautiful fire-safe landscape that could save your home
Fall-Fruiting Shrubs
The resilient, colorful fruiting shrubs from this gallery can provide glorious fall color in the garden
Grass Species
A primer on some of the more common grasses that can be grown from seed
Trees for Small Yards
Looking for the perfect specimen for your suburban lot? Consider one of the many beautiful varieties that remain under 25 to 30 feet at maturity.
Designing with Trees
With proper planting, trees soften your property—and bring it into focus
Drought-Resistant Ornamental Grasses
These ornamental grasses aren't only easy on the eyes; they're easy on the water bill, too
Low-Maintenance Landscaping Shrubs and Bushes
Our picks for the best landscaping shrubs and bushes that provide maximum beauty with minimal hassle.