Curb appeal is the first impression visitors get when arriving at your home. And while a lush green lawn and a picket fence aren't for everyone, ensuring your landscaping is clean and fresh is the key ...

Size the trench so there's enough room for the retaining wall block and at least 8 in. of space behind it. Excavate deep ...

Rocks are the unsung heroes of landscaping. They don't need water, pruning, or fertilizer, and yet they continue to do the heavy lifting in beautiful landscapes all over the world. From defining ...

In Chicago and in cities around the world, landscape architects, masons and builders have been studying the finer points of dry stone walls. Historic preservationists want to preserve the handmade ...

There are hundreds of stone walls in Lyme. Stone walls in east Concord. State geologist Rick Chormann and driving force behind the New Hampshire Stone Wall Project looks over a LIDAR readout on the ...

Old stone walls are the crafted vertebrae of New England’s outdoors. They were the essential backbone of our long-forgotten sheep industry, which once powerfully impacted both the region’s landscape ...