Rock landscaping might make your garden look nice, but it can also attract hordes of ants. Luckily, there are ways to keep ...

Defensible space is a carefully maintained area around your home that reduces the risk of wildfire reaching your structure.

River rock often plays a practical role in gardens and landscapes. Here are a dozen ways to use this natural material for ...

The Japanese Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden is turning 50 and celebrations have begun. The opening weekend of the “Between Water and Stone” exhibition was a success, despite the weather, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tucked away in Portland’s Dunthorpe neighborhood overlooking the Willamette River, Elk Rock Garden is showing new signs of life. “It’s beautiful all year. It’s always doing something, ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Residents in Rock Island’s West End chose to spend $40,000 on a landscaping program for young people, part of a community revitalization effort led by the Martin Luther King Center ...

Gravel and rocks can be used to add color and texture to your landscaping, are usually affordable, and can often be laid as a DIY project, so you save even more money. These paths are extremely ...

GRAVEL IS A QUICK and efficient material for laying eco-friendly garden flooring, and it won’t break your back or the bank! Permeable or porous surfaces, like a gravel path or patio, allow rainfall ...

Rock and stone are one of the most versatile and durable materials you can use when landscaping a yard. While wood will eventually rot, and plastic, no matter its form, will always give landscape more ...