If you're tired of your boring lawn, try a mulch backyard instead of a grass one! If mulch isn't your speed, we've got other options too. Grass backyards may be the most common option but they’re far ...

With innovative hillside landscape ideas, such as terraced beds and low-maintenance plants, you can make the most of a sloped or hilly yard. A sloped yard doesn’t have to be a landscaping challenge.

That’s Shawnee National Forest for you—a sprawling 289,000-acre paradise tucked away in southern Illinois near Herod that somehow remains one of America’s most underrated natural wonders.

Perhaps this is why I’ve found such resonance in the work of American geologist Marcia Bjornerud, who urges us to begin ...

The New Jersey Devil appears to have a sidekick. A “ferocious little demon” of a dog was rescued by Garden State troopers ...

Mattel has released a new Barbie doll with Type 1 diabetes. The Barbie was launched by model Lila Moss, who advocates for ...

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

Emily VanGuilder, Landscape Where are you from? I lived in Northampton, Massachusetts and San Rafael, California for equal amounts of time before coming to Boulder, so I usually say both. What ...

Nelson-Kennedy Ledges State Park represents Ohio at its most surprising and dramatic. It reminds us that extraordinary places don’t always announce themselves with fanfare – sometimes they wait ...

Yarrow, showy evening primrose, Russian sage and so many more flowering plants are perfectly happy in sunny, rocky landscapes ...

Compost and wood chips make an excellent team when it comes to creating a potting mix. Compost adds essential nutrients and ...

The practice of implementing drier plants into a yard has become increasingly popular in the dry area of San Antonio.