Landscaping Planning

Learning the best ways to use these popular landscaping rocks will lend both style and utility to your yard or garden. And with plenty of options for different types of spaces, most DIY gardeners and landscapers will be able to find something to turn their yard into an elegant escape. But knowing which stones to use for a project can be critical, and this guide aims to help.

In this review and buyer’s guide, our team compares the best landscape fabrics and provides detailed recommendations to help you find the right solution for your project.

When a house needs a lot of attention, the yard can get short shrift. Here are some budget-friendly ways to improve your great outdoors.

The plant-populated channels can redirect storm water to specific locations

Combine dwarf conifers in pots for a fresh look—and year-round color

Adding the pleasing sights and sounds of flowing water to your backyard can transform it into a relaxing retreat

Put these items on your fix-it list to transition from winter to spring

Plant one to boost property values, lower energy costs—and leave a lasting legacy

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.

If you're not irrigating your lawn, flower beds, and container plants using the most targeted, time-efficient methods possible, you're wasting water—and money

From selecting the best outdoor lights to setting them up, our experts share how to brighten up the outside of your house.

TOH landscape contractor Roger Cook's top tips for fall yard cleanup

From trash to topsoil, everything travels more quickly when you stick a wheel underneath it

Choose types adapted to your local climate and soil conditions. The newest varieties have greater resistance to drought and disease and need less maintenance

Want a fresh lawn in your yard? We lined up the experts to help you choose the right turf and the best way get the greenest lawn in the neighborhood.

Dead and diseased trees are not only a hazard that could crash through your roof—they also steal water and light from the rest of your yard

Transform your yard into a beautiful, eco-friendly space and give yourself a break from high-maintenance lawns with lawn-less solutions.

Fountains, ponds, even faux streams are great additions. Just consider resource maintenance before you build.

These ornamental grasses aren't only easy on the eyes; they're easy on the water bill, too

This gardening essential not only neatens up your yard, it also helps conserve water and discourages weeds.

Plants that flourish where the sun doesn't much shine.

It may come as a surprise to the sound-sensitive neighbors, but most people buy blowers too small for their needs

Decorate and protect your beds now, before the heat of summer sets in