If your front yard feels dated, or has a whimsical yet fussy style that you've grown tired of, it's time to turn to a more contemporary look. Often, this means stripping out the excess and focusing on ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Having a home with a lush front lawn and fresh picket fence has been a staple of the American dream for decades. However, as times have ...

Creating a low-maintenance front yard doesn’t have to mean sacrificing style or curb appeal. There are plenty of cheap, low-maintenance front yard landscaping ideas that can give your home a fresh ...

Traditionalists may go for a classic white picket, yet there are so many front yard fence ideas it could be a wasted ...

As a homeowner, you probably already know about the importance of curb appeal (perhaps your home’s curb appeal is the reason the property caught your eye in the first place?). Not only does it impact ...

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 ...

More is more in 2026, so go ahead and embrace color, texture, and vibrancy. In the past, gardeners often opted for a palette ...

My husband, who is not known for his sense of adventure, balked. What would people think? Cornstalks and watermelon vines in the front yard aren’t exactly de rigueur in our new neighborhood. I’m no ...

If you’re thinking about re-landscaping the yard, you might want to consider some ideas from the 15th Annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour. This self-driving tour, which rolls through ...

A modern landscape surrounding a 4,500-square-foot contemporary home might be expected to spectacularly stand out in the hills of Dove Mountain in Marana. Instead, the property nearly disappears into ...