When you want to upgrade your backyard, you typically need a couple different experts: a designer and an installer. An experienced designer has a knack for where things should go and has spent years ...

A helpful compilation of the most wonderful backyard ideas—large, sloped, or small, there are designs for all yards with beautiful budget-friendly options, too!

Your backyard garden is your outdoor sanctuary; your outdoor oasis and slice of paradise. Dressing it up with a beautiful path is a great way to add more of a personal touch to your backyard haven.

Raised bed gardens like these – rendered and painted white – are incredibly space-enhancing and practical in a small backyard. They can even encompass seating into their design. Use them to keep the ...

If your front yard feels dated, or has a whimsical yet fussy style that you've grown tired of, it's time to turn to a more contemporary look. Often, this means stripping out the excess and focusing on ...

If you have a backyard garden that you're trying to spruce up in terms of aesthetics or make easier on your back to tend to, look no further than raised garden beds! "There are several benefits of ...

With temperatures already creeping into the triple digits, there's no time like the present to bring the thermometer down in your outside spaces and make your backyard a place to chill (literally).

If a backyard update (or complete overhaul) is on the agenda for this spring and summer, you are not alone. According to a Spring 2021 report by Thumbtack, backyard improvements are at the top of the ...

Losing the turf makes sense in drought-prone areas (and what to replace it with) ...

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 ...