Island beds can be walked around and seen from all sides, which helps to elevate your garden design into more of a showpiece. There are many other benefits too, both on a practical and aesthetic ...

Front-yard vegetable gardens are cropping up across Long Island, whether by chance or design. Here’s a sampling. HUNTINGTON . April Zubko in her front-yard vegetable garden in Huntington.

When DeFelice and DeSimone moved in 20 years ago, there wasn’t much usable land in their front yard. But a nor’easter in March 2010 took care of that, knocking down many of the mature cedars ...

When it comes to designing the front yard it can feel overwhelming. This is the first impression people have of your home, it needs to be right. With this pressure, people tend to play it safe ...

Hardiness: USDA 6b/7a Height: 18in Good for: Walls and paving, low hedges Known as the wall germander, Teucrium chamaedrys is one of the best front yard plants you can grow if you want a small ...

Raised, Tiered Beds. Raised, tiered flower beds are one of the best flower bed ideas for the front yard. They’re space-saving, provide an interesting focal point and are easy to maintain. Wooden ...

Read George’s column on the “great front-yard refresh” of 2024 More when-to-do-what tips: George’s “ Pennsylvania Month-by-Month Gardening ” book Gardening with George Weigel ...