The first time I strung a slackline between our backyard maple and the neighbor’s oak, Mrs. Lopez...
I bought my little brick fixer‑upper for its big maples and squeaky porch swing, not for its lawn...
Every April I drag our patio furniture out of the garage and promise myself I’ll keep the cushions...
August heat waves cook patios across the country, but shade solutions can get expensive fast—custom...
It’s mid-August, the tomato vines look tired, and seed packets sit accusingly in a drawer. Good...
Patio containers are the divas of the garden world: gorgeous on camera, but demanding backstage. A...
Nothing says “summer’s on” like drifting under the trees with an iced drink and zero agenda. But the...
Texas stretches from piney woods to high desert, yet yards all over the state still cling to thirsty...
California is a biodiversity hotspot—yet many backyards still rely on thirsty lawns and imported...
Florida’s year-round sun invites lush landscaping, but many popular ornamentals need constant...
Why You Should Trust This Review I garden on Georgia “red brick”—the kind of clay that laughs at...
My Fence‑to‑Forest Backstory When we bought our 1950s bungalow, 60 ft of sagging chain‑link...
Why I Ditched the Plastic Three winters ago, I wrapped my cedar beds in shiny greenhouse plastic...
A Quick Personal Note Two summers ago my “pick‑your‑own” tomato patch became an open buffet for...
Quick‑View Scoreboard Rank Model Lengths Weight (50 ft) Material Amazon Link ① Flexzilla HFZG...
Why You Should Trust This List I’ve spent the past three summers turning my deck into a mini music...
Introduction Last June a hungry groundhog mowed my lettuce patch to stumps overnight. The next...
Why Trust This List? Over four summers, my postage-stamp lawn has hosted kids’ birthdays...
A Quick Personal Note I didn’t set out to become “that neighbor with the tomato jungle.”In April...
Why Bother Sun-Mapping? Ask any gardener why tomatoes sulk or hydrangeas burn and you’ll hear the...
Introduction Last spring I retired my shovels-from-the-ground veggie patch and built a single raised...
Introduction A well-lit yard is more than a pretty backdrop; good lighting boosts safety, stretches...
Introduction Summer afternoons, chirping birds, the crack of a bat against a whiffle ball—few things...
Introduction Few things derail a summer barbecue faster than a swarm of whining mosquitoes. Beyond...
Introduction Nothing bonds friends and family quite like shared laughter under open skies. A...