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 ...

That all changed when, thanks to Meadow City Nursery’s website, I discovered the Native Garden Planner, a free online design tool at https://www.nativegardenplanner.com. The software was created by ...

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Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

I've never been a morning person; I'm more the type to have to set 10 alarms in two-minute increments before I can drag my body out of bed, but recently, something has changed. Now that the summer ...

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 ...

Bamboo trees stand tall in this Japanese garden. Photo by Kevin Legnon. Noted for its minimalist style, natural landscape and tranquil nature, the Japanese garden is as much art as it is science. To ...

Designing your garden can be as simple as taking a photo and dreaming up ideas. Once you have an idea in mind, you can start planning which seeds and plants you'll bring to your space. This content ...

Let’s say you have recently purchased a house and want to create beautiful gardens. How should you begin? I recently visited Gordon and Mary Hayward, both garden designers, at their home in ...

It may seem curious that viewing a sparse landscape of rock and gravel can be an antidote to the day’s chaos. But a Zen garden, a minimalist composition of carefully placed stones, is calming — if you ...

Learn to design and build a sustainable rain garden in your backyard, with planning, soil checks, plant selection, and ...