If your schedule is pretty clear and the forecast is calling for sunshine this weekend, take it as a sign to show your backyard some love. There are countless ways to give your backyard a cheap ...

These cheap no-grass backyard ideas are just what you need if you're after an affordable makeover that requires minimal upkeep. Although growing grass from seed is a relatively quick and ...

Cost. Artificial turf costs about four times more than regular grass, Tony said. Some estimates say once you factor in the savings of no maintenance, you will recoup the cost in seven or eight years.

Transforming your backyard into something Instagram-worthy doesn’t have to burn through your entire savings. But you also don’t want it looking like a rushed DIY fail six months from now. The trick?

Now is the time to plan the makeover and discover which plants are beneficial to the environment and are appealing to your eyes. Perhaps, even, buy some of them and get them started in the ground ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! What a stretch of rain rolling in the second week of August. I hope many of you took advantage of several days of dry, sunny weather before all the ...

In the desert, we enjoy nearly 350 days of sunshine a year. We practically live outside. We sleep with our doors and windows open. We dine poolside. We even watch TV and lounge outside instead of in.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 72nd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

The front yard of the Point Loma home owned by Nina Ronstadt and Ken Klestinec once had a lush lawn and a cottage garden. But years of drought and limits on water use killed most of the plants. What ...

TURLOCK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Turlock, Calif., resident Julie Rummer now has her dream backyard thanks to the Bobcat backyard makeover contest. Last summer, Bobcat Company – a global equipment, ...