The front yard is a passerby or visitor’s first impression of your home and you. It is also the first thing you see when you ...

I am often approached by people who want to grow vegetables but lack the required sun ingredient in their backyards, and have an abundance of sun in their front yards. This is often a major challenge ...

As this year’s growing season comes to a close, now is a great time to assess what went well, what didn’t go as planned and what changes you want to make in your front yard for next year. From ...

And vice versa. You’ve heard it before: Choose the right plant for the right place, Cervoni says. Always read the plant tag or description before buying a plant so you give it the conditions it needs ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Looking out the front windows of their Northeast L ...

Every block has one house that shines a little brighter than the others, and with these DIY landscaping ideas, that property can be yours. Whether you’re after curb appeal or crave an oasis of an ...

The first garden I actually designed was inspired by a book: “English Cottage Gardening for American Gardeners” by Margaret Hensel. Hobbled by a leg cast for six months, I spent the winter of 1992-93 ...

At the end of a long day, Kelly Collum and John Hare often can be found relaxing in front of their Rumble Ridge Ranch home in Garden Ridge. Sitting in the shade of the tall live oak trees and among ...

If you want to volunteer for projects that are part of the Project Front Yard initiative, contact Kevin Blanchard at [email protected] or 291-8012; Carlee Alm-LaBar at ...