If you want to start a garden, but you don't have time to tend to one, turn to a system that's been growing in popularity for its eco-friendly and low maintenance reputation: gravel gardens. It's a ...

Gravel gardens are fairly low maintenance, cost-effective, and don't require much water. Even more important to homeowners, they can look beautiful too. Gravel gardens suit drought-tolerant plants ...

When you set out to DIY a garden pathway, one of the easiest surfacing options to install is stone, like gravel or crushed rocks. By creating a pathway with these materials, you can effectively ...

If you want to be ahead of the curve and jump on the gardening trend that's quickly gaining popularity in 2026, here's ...

Drought-tolerant plants are skyrocketing in popularity as summers get hotter and extreme events like heat domes become more frequent. Many drought-tolerant plants resist being spoiled and languish in ...

The phrase “gravel garden” doesn’t resonate with Jeff Epping, although he’s a leading proponent of adopting this planting style, which is beautiful and exceptionally resilient. “I’ve never liked the ...

Dave Egbert’s decision seven years ago to move to a remote patch of land overlooking Shasta Lake, Calif., seemed counterintuitive for an avid gardener. The property had limited access to water, but ...

A gardener raises plants for their beauty, a botanist studies them for their biology, but in anyone who tends a garden there’s the soul of a scientist. Plants grown for delight also invite inspection ...

May is prime time for gardens, and garden inspiration. The Insider is mixing it up a bit this spring, with some garden posts to meet the season. – CG Brook Klausing’s clients had recently purchased ...