Turn your garden into a work of art. Your home's exterior color scheme and architectural style play a role in the colors you should choose for your garden. Consider using artistic principles like the ...

Before you head to your favorite garden center shopping for plants and accessories, stand out by the street and look at your home. Note its colors and architectural lines, even the roof pitch, ...

Injecting color into the landscape doesn’t have to be difficult or a budget-buster — and color can come from a variety of sources. In furniture, garden art, paint, pots, tile and, of course, plants, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. The days of golf course lawns may be coming to an end, ...

Container plants can be a great option for anyone, from the most gung ho, dirt-under-the-fingernails gardeners to more casual ones who want pretty flowers without all the sweat and grime. You don't ...

Many home landscapes burst with color in early summer, only to fade into a flat, uninspiring green by midseason or become visually empty once flowers disappear. This often happens because gardeners ...

The term "desertscaping" often conjures images of a barren aesthetic — a bed of decomposed granite sparsely dotted with cactus — that mimics the most arid wild desert landscape. And while a return to ...

There’s so much you can accomplish with a front yard, whether it’s cultivating curb appeal or creating an outdoor living space that encourages neighborly interactions. Although the backyard is often ...

This Winnetka house’s backyard now plays host to a blossoming garden, courtesy of Chalet Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center. Photos: Courtesy of Chalet For years, the tennis court sat neglected behind ...