Landscaping: Care Tips & Design Ideas

Landscaping

We're here to help bring your landscaping to the next level. Maintain your yard, choose plants, and complete various outdoor projects with our tips and ideas.
Trimming Tree Branches from Bucket
A Complete Guide to Tree Trimming Costs: What You Need to Know
landscaping with rocks and mulch with a fire pit
28 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas With Rocks and Mulch
Leyland Cypress
18 Fast-Growing Evergreen Trees to Make Your Yard an Oasis
A front lawn of a house
15 Budget Front Yard Landscaping Ideas That Are Simple and Beautiful
Laurel hedge added to yard for privacy.
20 Great Plants and Shrubs That Will Add Privacy to Your Yard
small shrubs in front of white home
22 Budget-Friendly Front Yard Landscaping Ideas
front yard landscaping
42 Landscaping Ideas for Small Front Yards
White and yellow daffodils growing underneath bare tree
Plants That Thrive Under Trees
pool and yard with landscaping
Landscaping Ideas for Pool Areas
rock garden
Rock Garden Ideas for Small Spaces
Ornamental grasses cut back in front yard
How and When to Cut Back Ornamental Grasses
Budget landscape with different plants arranged with large rocks
Landscaping on a Budget: 10 Easy Money-Saving Ideas
Above ground pool with lush landscaping
20 Above-Ground Pool Landscaping Ideas From Minimal to Lush
Applying a top dressing
How to Level Your Backyard Quickly and Affordably
Image of garden bench with coreopsis and zinnias.
What Is Landscaping?
spring landscape
Spring Yard Cleanup Checklist
Zen garden with plants and Japanese structures.
How to Make a Zen Garden
shady landscape
15 Shade-Loving Plants and Flowers That Don't Need Tons of Sun
Pine tree with mulch underneath and surrounded by grass
How to Grow Grass and Plants Under Trees
Exterior of modern house
10 Do-It-Yourself Landscaping Tips
Closeup of termite pests.
Mulch, Termites, and Your House Foundation
Side view of a wooden deck patio with ample plants
16 Patio Landscaping Ideas
Purple wild violet flowers and weed leaves in lawn
Identifying 9 Common Lawn Weeds
Lawn mower mowing grass
8 Steps for Simple Spring Lawn Care
Palm of hand with lawn seed
How to Fix Patchy Grass and Bare Spots in Your Lawn
Lawn aeration taking place
When and How Do You Aerate Your Lawn?
Small white flowers clustered together on thin stems for moon garden
Night Blooming Plants for Moon Gardens
House With Landscaping
How Much Does Landscaping Cost?
ground cover greenery
25 Low-Maintenance Ground Cover Plants for Sun and Shade
A back porch with seating and string lights
17 DIY Landscaping Ideas You Can Get Started on
A front yard garden with a wood-framed hog wire fence and a matching arched gate
12 Low-Maintenance Garden Border Ideas
White ranch style home with perennial beds and young trees
70 Impressive Front Yard Landscaping Ideas
Tree stabilized with 2 tree stakes.
How to Stake a Tree
Cooper's hardy ice desert plant with magenta frilly petals surrounded by rocks
21 Easy Desert Plants for Your Yard
Flowering dogwood tree with red flowers.
The Best Time to Plant Every Tree
Desert landscaping with tall cacti in front of white house
19 Desert Landscaping Ideas to Try
Crepe myrtle tree with long pruned branches full of pink flower clusters
How to Prune Crepe Myrtles
Digging a french drain in yard
What Is a French Drain?
Hosta plants and flower garden lining front porch near steps
9 Hosta Garden Design Ideas to Bring Your Yard to Life
Large specimen tree with pink blossoms in between road and pathway
What Is a Specimen Tree? How to Add One to Your Yard
Wild bergamot plants with frilly light pink flowers in rain garden
12 Plants That Are Perfect for Your Rain Garden
Overhead of a rain garden
What Is a Rain Garden? How to Build One in Your Yard
Mulch in a colorful bed of flowers next to a lawn
Why Landscaping Mulch Can Spontaneously Combust—and How to Prevent It
Tree houseleek with black leaves.
8 Impressive Black Succulent Varieties
Lawn surrounded by border planting, The Lowes Garden, The Coach House, Haslemere, Surrey, UK
Tips for Growing a Green Lawn
Best Lawn Care Services
Best Lawn Care Services
Dwarf evergreen trees in middle of garden with fuchsia, red and green bushes
Creating Four Season Interest With Dwarf Evergreens
Flowering dogwood tree with red flowers.
Best Landscape Trees for All Seasons
Small backyard with white-themed landscaping and guesthouse
23 Small Backyard Ideas to Make the Most of Your Space
Japanese-style pond with fish swimming.
15 Garden Pond Building Tips
Backyard makeover with outdoor trees and foliage covering fences
9 Before-and-After Backyard Makeovers
pachysandra terminalis
15 Best Evergreen Ground Cover Plants
creeping juniper
10 Best Plants for Erosion Control in Your Yard
Wet grass blades in front of sit-down lawn mower
Reasons Why Mowing Wet Grass Is a Bad Idea
Close-Up Of Lawn Mower On Field
Battery Powered vs. Gas Lawn Mowers
Teal-colored rake dethatching brown grass from lawn
Spring: The Best Time to Dethatch a Lawn
Purple leaf plum trees in landscape with pink flowers
How to Grow and Care for Purpleleaf Plum Tree
Emerald green arborvitae trees trimmed in cone shapes
Arborvitae Growth Rate and Drought-Tolerance
Lawn topdressing with soil amendment and straw
The Benefits of Topdressing Your Lawn
gardener examining top soil and compost
How to Buy Top Soil, Compost, or Mulch in Bulk
Cobblestone paved floor next to cement floor
Top Cobblestone Driveway Installation Considerations
Pink flowered bushes planted under cone shaped green and pink evergreen trees
10 Tips for Planting Under Trees
evergreen trees used as privacy screens
10 Best Evergreens for Hedges and Privacy Screens
Wild violet plant in lawn with deep purple flower and bud
How to Get Rid of Wild Violets in Your Lawn

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