Looking for more shade, color, or privacy for your backyard? These landscaping trees are sure to beautify your property.

Artificial grass has come a long way since your granddad’s Astroturf. Today’s synthetics, made of nylon or polymer, have ...

Well-tended, colorful trees can add much-needed shade, privacy, and value to your property. With global deforestation a real environmental concern, every tree planted—even just one or two in the ...

Joe and Kathy Touchette’s thoughtfully designed landscape has earned Ramblewood Garden Club’s July Yard of the Month, ...

Looking for fast-growing trees that can tolerate shady conditions? Consider these species that thrive in partial or even full shade.

I recently bought two 12-foot shade trees in large containers. Do I need to stake them? How long? My neighbor still has stakes on some trees planted two or three years ago.

Turn a backyard into a haven with privacy trees. Find the best trees and shrubs for privacy from neighbors including fast-growing, evergreen and shade options.

You can get simple patio umbrellas that have a center pole that the umbrella spreads out around, or opt for a cantilevered option, which allows you to place the pole behind the shaded area, and have ...

A common herbaceous perennial in open woodlands, this native ginger is perfectly at home in the shade of large deciduous ...

A MAN has been left fuming after his neighbour refused to chop their trees down. Not only is he not a fan of how huge they ...

After moving to a 4-1/2 acre property in Ohio nearly five years ago, columnist Sarah Beachy has made it her mission to grow ...

A catbird was skulking around the forsythia in my backyard this morning, but she was stealthy enough to keep their nest a ...