Landscaping is one of the most effective ways to elevate your home’s curb appeal. Whether you’re starting from scratch or refreshing existing elements, showing your landscape a little love can go a ...

When you want to upgrade your backyard, you typically need a couple different experts: a designer and an installer. An experienced designer has a knack for where things should go and has spent years ...

"AI can be useful in landscape design under different circumstances," writes columnist Tom Karwin. "If you already have a ...

Al fresco living is having a moment. We’re all using our personal outdoor spaces more than ever, in fact, according to a recent survey conducted by TruGreen, folks are spending 14 hours a week outside ...

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If you’re a new homeowner dreaming about overhauling your outdoor space, or want to spruce up your backyard but haven’t had time, maybe you’re ready to hire a landscape designer. Like an interior ...

Many traditional home landscapes feature vast areas of under-utilized space, such as large turf grass lawns. Sustainable sites feature spaces for human enjoyment, considering opportunities to design ...

Angela Colombo Heckler figures she’s taken “the long way ’round” to finding her path in home design and remodeling. Right after college, the Lucas Valley native tried her hand at acting in Los Angeles ...

Landscape architect Cynthia Knauf in her office Credit: Courtesy of Cynthia Knauf Cynthia Knauf wants to help her clients live outdoors. No, not in tents or teepees. Rather, as the sketches in her ...

Follow the winding stone footpath into Ken Mills’ home garden — through the large wooden church doors, past the metallic steampunk crab perched on a boulder, and pausing at the Japanese teahouse ...

What I love about landscape design are the relationships it builds. Starting in the design phase I am able to develop a connection with our clients: Listening and interpreting their wishes into a ...