Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Terraced Hillside Landscaping Nobody enjoys wrestling with a steep lawn. Transform this hillside with terraced planting beds ...

Mark is a seasoned green industry veteran and freelance writer based in Georgia. His work encompasses all things garden, landscape, home improvement, and DIY, with a focus on sustainability. Mark ...

Winter doesn’t have to mean a dull, lifeless yard—even though so many landscapes slip into a sleepy gray slump the moment ...

Bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to your garden. And just because you lack square footage, says landscape designer Susan Morrison, that doesn’t mean you can’t significantly expand ...

Experiment with small backyard pool ideas to not only increase the functionality of this compact space but to also add a touch of aesthetics to it. And, if you are clever about it, you shouldn't have ...

A year ago I stared out my home office window to a mud plain and a crudely built deck that ate the backyard. Today I have a dazzling view of giant boulders. How did that happen? Calling in ...

A French country garden with tall trees and lavendaer lining the path to the house - Ally Foster/Shutterstock The idea of French country design may conjure images of rustic-chic farmhouses, but the ...

Trees and shrubs with colorful foliage can add a steady supply of interest in the landscape throughout the growing season. Purple foliage is quite popular among plant breeders and garden enthusiasts.

Anderson's passion for water sparked the couple's first landscape venture: building a water garden in the back yard. "I've always wanted to live on water in a warm climate, and I love the sound of ...