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 ...

Part rainwater harvesting, part water feature, garden designers are specifying these designs in gardens for practicality and ...

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 ...

Man standing with shovel in hand looking at backyard - Viktor Cvetkovic/Getty Images If you're no longer asking, "What exactly is a rain garden?" and are instead ready to install your own, you're ...

So, you’ve decided to install a water feature. Congratulations! Do you know what kind or how large? For instance, will one of those poly-resin plaques that hangs on the wall and spews water out of the ...

Living in the desert means being used to little water in our environment. But the human need for seeing and hearing water flowing is fairly universal, and this desire has been the core of garden ...

Look out your window: You may see frozen ground or wet, early-spring weather, but believe it or not, now is the time to start planning your vegetable garden layout. And don’t worry, there’s no need to ...

For Kochiss, one of his favorite whimsical additions in the garden are topiaries and espalier trees. A staple in many formal ...

The morning after yet another bountiful spring rain, the WaterSaver Garden at the San Antonio Botanical Garden was so lush and fecund it practically glistened, with water dripping off leaves and ...

Gravel gardens dominate front yards this spring, giving grass some real competition. The method spreads across the United ...