If you've ever wondered how a garden designer decides on what plants to put into a design, how to pair plants together, or ...
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How to start a garden

To begin, cut the grass in the area and cover it with cardboard or layers of newspaper to kill it. The paper will decompose ...
In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting ...
Prepping garden beds in late fall can help keep pests, weeds, and diseases from away when its time to plant in the spring.
How can I stop these mushrooms from growing in my yard? They are extremely hard to pull up. They leave a hole in the ground ...
Quilen Blackwell, whose nonprofit transforms vacant lots on Chicago’s South Side into flower farms that employ at-risk young people to grow, arrange and sell the flowers, is the 2025 CNN Hero of the ...
Mix permanent herb plants like bay, rosemary, oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage with waterwise ornamental plants, in full sun ...
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A few years ago, I had an unusual request from one of my clients. My client asked me to design a landscape that would be sensitive to wildlife and attract certain birds to her yard. At the time, it ...
Grass clippings are another free mulch option that can help your garden beds through winter. Spread them in a thin layer, ...
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Transforming your garden into a space where kids can play and explore doesn’t have to mean giving up on style.