Blossoming in popularity during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), English or cottage gardens are marked by a tangle of informal, free-flowing ornamental and edible plants. Think charming plots of land ...

Luscious, romantic and inviting, English gardens are all the rage in garden design. You’ll find English-style gardens all over the world, across many climate zones and landscape types. As it happens, ...

Each style of home has a certain aesthetic that can be accentuated with smart landscaping choices. Some depend on color, while others might focus on the variety of vegetation. If you are contemplating ...

Developers in the U.S. continue to build more low-rise apartment buildings than any other type of construction. That includes a high volume of new garden-style apartment buildings—often three-story ...

Welcome to DIY Diary. Each entry covers a new home improvement project. Here, DIY enthusiast Camille Styles turns to crafty raised garden bed ideas to transform the empty space of her hillside ...

Debbie Wolfe is an author and content creator. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for other leading online home improvement, DIY, and garden media outlets and online ...

Xeric garden style still gets a bad rap. Some people shun water-wise landscaping, believing the approach requires stereotypical rocks and cactuses. Xeriscape comes from the Greek word xeros, meaning ...

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What’s your favorite garden style? Some like more formal gardens, while others prefer a more natural look. If you’re in the process of designing your garden, you may want to give some thought to what ...

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 ...