When you want to make your home stand out without adding a ton of extra work to your weekend to-do list, few plants offer the same ability to boost curb appeal as a garden full of succulents. From ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The world's most beautiful garden shops are about far more than petunias and begonias. Instead, these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pollyanna Wilkinson’s new book, How To Design A Garden, strives to demystify some of the simple tricks the designer uses every day ...

Stop by your neighbors' gardens to see how they do things, or visit a formal garden to shop for ideas. Learn how to use lawn to showcase the plants around it. Other design elements to play with are ...

Whether you have a sliver of a side yard, a petite patio or a compact urban lot, limited size does not have to mean missing out on lush plantings or cool features — as these 8 creative spaces attest.

Tucson’s hot, dry summer is a good time to reflect on your garden. Inevitably, that leads to thinking about changes to make your garden work better for you. Perhaps you want to add a pollinator garden ...

One of the extraordinary things about Japanese garden design is how immediately identifiable it is to the western eye, yet how thoroughly it defies description. Even when earnest instructors try very ...

Cordelia Anderson and John Humleker believe in hobbits. And fairies. And gnomes. That's why, over the past 10 years, they've created fanciful gardenscapes in the front, back and side of their south ...

The jury is in. The great outdoors is the new American living room, and the five winners of our second annual landscape design competition invite you to come in, look around, and delight in the ...

Editor's note: This story concludes our series showcasing last year's Beautiful Gardens winners. We'll select this year's winners later this growing season. Watch for a call for entries soon. Poor ...