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11 Front Yard Landscaping Ideas We Love

A house with great curb appeal can turn heads—but yours can, too, with these smart ideas for landscaping your front yard and ...
The best front yard plants not only enrich your own habitat but can also elevate entire neighborhoods. Gardening is contagious, so if you live in a street of houses where the front yards offer only ...
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Your front yard is the first impression guests have of your home, and one of the most effective ways to enhance its curb appeal is by incorporating beautiful flower beds. Whether you have a green ...
Looking to refresh your yard without waiting forever for results? Fast-growing plants can give your home a burst of color and ...
Mother’s Day is a milestone that arrives at the same time as the historic no-more-chance-of-frost date in southcentral Pennsylvania, when it’s “safe” to plant the summer annuals and warm-weather ...
Saguaro and senita cacti, and red-blooming Tecoma stans, boast appealing colors and textures in a resilient desert garden. Learn to choose the right plants for a drought-tolerant landscape front yard ...
Is it modern or Mediterranean? Does it convey a cottage aesthetic, or is it a classic colonial? Your landscape should serve as an extension of the style of your home, so think yard improvements that ...
Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...
Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Even in his early years, Stephen Reid knew he was ...
When the air gets chillier and the leaves turn red and orange, don’t start packing away your gardening gloves. The summer might be over, but that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to gorgeous ...
Whether you're redoing a single garden bed or your entire front yard, these expert tips will make the endeavour easier on ...