The shrubs around my home are overgrown and unattractive. What suggestions do you have for replacing them? The main problem with most mature landscapes is overgrown shrubs that no longer enhance your ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

From pet-friendly plants to Grandma’s prized blooms, these ideas inspire a yard that’s uniquely you ...

The nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a member to use it. By Margaret Roach Turning your front yard into ...

A garden inspired by nature doesn't have to look weedy or messy.

Stephen Suzman is big time. He owns Suzman Design Associates, a landscape-design firm started 20 years ago that keeps 30 professionals, including architects, landscape architects, designers and ...

Al fresco living is having a moment. We’re all using our personal outdoor spaces more than ever, in fact, according to a recent survey conducted by TruGreen, folks are spending 14 hours a week outside ...

Landscaping is an art and a science, requiring both observation and design skills. A good landscaper understands the elements of nature and construction, blending all of the diverse elements, the ...

Many traditional home landscapes feature vast areas of under-utilized space, such as large turf grass lawns. Sustainable sites feature spaces for human enjoyment, considering opportunities to design ...