Do you complement the lawn and garden decor in your fall landscaping with door wreaths? Bittersweet wreaths are among the most popular door ornaments in autumn. If you've ... Read More

Installing railings is the icing on the cake of deck construction. With the hard work already done, you can take your time and come up with deck railings that ... Read More

Selecting the right lawn and garden decor is a matter of building unity in one's landscape design, as Keith Muraoka tells us in this piece. Lawn and garden decor ... Read More

Learn about the historical development of two major schools of thought in landscape design: formal and informal. Do-it-yourselfers planning landscape design makeovers will profit from clarifying their own stance on ... Read More

I'm hoping Jeff Ball's introduction to American holly bushes will cause you to be on the lookout for them in your neighbors' landscape designs this winter. American holly bush ... Read More

A good landscape design can be both aesthetically pleasing and functional. Functionality includes keeping your landscape design low-maintenance. The IPM Access site shows us how to arrange plants ... Read More

Tree pruning. It's a rather scary part of landscaping for most of us, as Steve Jones relates in this Plant Man column. When I hear talk of removing ... Read More

Perhaps you've added some young flowering trees to your landscaping this year. If so, this is probably just the time of year that you're starting to drool over the ... Read More

Landscape design and landscape painting share more than just the word, landscape. Historically, in fact, landscape painting has had a great influence on landscape design. It's a classic ... Read More

One of the most common problems faced in landscaping is finding shade plants that will satisfy your landscape design needs. From an aesthetic standpoint, you may have a wonderful ... Read More

Now that lawn mowing is history for another year (in northern climes, at least), I thought you might enjoy American-Lawns.com's fascinating look at lawn care history in this article on ... Read More

Will you be decorating cemetery monuments today, in observance of Veterans Day? If so, children (or others) may be curious about the exact meaning behind Veterans Day. Specifically, ... Read More

A fine introduction to landscape design with stones is provided by Backyard Dreams Landscape Centre. This site briefly covers everything from stone types to Stonehenge. Get ideas for ... Read More

The holiday shopping season will soon be in full swing. Do you have any friends or loved ones to shop for who have patios or decks? If so, stop scratching ... Read More

If you usually decorate outside for Thanksgiving with a door wreath and want a change, try door bows this year. The instructions for these Thanksgiving yard decorations are detailed ... Read More

Don't forget about vines when drawing up landscape plans for your landscape design. Grown for their flowers, foliage, fruit or functionality, there's a flowering vine to fill just about ... Read More

You work hard to achieve a certain look in your landscape design. You've selected beautiful garden plants, follow all my lawn care tips and practice effective garden pest control. ... Read More

Are you concerned about invasive species from an environmental standpoint? Or perhaps you're just looking for some help with weed identification, as a first step in bettering weed control ... Read More

This story on fall lawn fertilizing and fertilizers gives you the why, when and what about fertilizing lawns. Included in these fall lawn care tips is a breakdown of what ... Read More

Are you the new kid on the block when it comes to the subject of landscaping? Perhaps you've just bought your first home (or are planning to do so), ... Read More

With Veteran's Day coming up November 11, questions pertaining to American flag etiquette may arise.... Since 9/11, many Americans have a new-found interest in flying their flag, and the flag is ... Read More

Traditionally, one of the most common landscape design techniques was the obscuring of house foundations with foundation plantings. But is this practice still desirable? My article on foundation plantings ... Read More

Is it time for you to rest when the fall colors in your landscaping fade? No! Fall is a busy time of year for landscaping. Putting gardens to bed and ... Read More

Sure, privacy hedges are functional, first and foremost. They're used not only to promote privacy, but also to screen out unwanted sights and sounds. But Steve Jones, the ... Read More