When you want to upgrade your backyard, you typically need a couple different experts: a designer and an installer. An experienced designer has a knack for where things should go and has spent years ...

If front yard landscaping ideas with rocks and mulch aren't the first thing that springs to mind when planning a front yard ...

With temperatures already creeping into the triple digits, there's no time like the present to bring the thermometer down in your outside spaces and make your backyard a place to chill (literally).

A great backyard doesn’t have to involve a landscape architect or a construction crew. Most improvements that make a real ...

It's time to take a fresh look at your front yard and take a view on what's working. Or, more to the point, what isn't working. It could be that your front yard needs a few tweaks, in which case this ...

Your property’s living space covers much more than just the rooms within your home. With some strategic landscaping, you can maximize and beautify your yard. Better yet, updating your home’s curb ...

Minimalism has dominated landscape design for a decade or so, but the style and associated materials are losing appeal with ...

Take an in-depth look at what to plant and where to protect your property from wildfires. Backyard Farmer takes an in-depth look at wildfires with Nebraska Forest Services. What to plant and where to ...

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The phrase my husband and I used with our real estate agent was “turnkey.” We wanted a house that required little attention—no kitchen overhaul, no bathroom renovation, no blowing out any walls. He ...