Artificial grass has come a long way since your granddad’s Astroturf. Today’s synthetics, made of nylon or polymer, have ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder with front-yard landscaping, but some features are universally bad. Keep your neighbors ...

When I think about nature, I’m picturing hillsides and meadows free of straight lines, squares, and cubes. Look at any ...

Joe and Kathy Touchette’s thoughtfully designed landscape has earned Ramblewood Garden Club’s July Yard of the Month, ...

As they sat on their porch overlooking the creek, a squirrel affectionately named Speedy scurried onto Funk’s lap to beg for ...

Plants and pets: Your furry friends and greenery add more life to your spaces. For your green thumb, find tips for saving ...

Small patches of nature near home, like trees and sandboxes, are linked to better focus, self-control, and emotional ...

Instead of cutting grass, many Valley communities encourage residents to do away with it. Here's some of what is available.

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas ...

I spent a night aboard a ship. I dreamed of sailing to the North Pole to see a polar bear, passing ice caps and wine-dark water along the way. I rescued a capsized boat while sailing through a storm ...