Create a dynamic look around any existing lawn or garden feature with some landscape edging. You can go with a patio paver/stone or maybe brick to add a nice border. A DIY retaining wall is a ...

There's a lot more to consider when choosing the best plants for your yard. One of the major gardening trends of the past several years is that people are looking to be more eco-conscious with their ...

For many of us, gardening is a joyful hobby that brings peace and relaxation — a welcome distraction from the outside world. Few things provide the instant satisfaction of planting a tree or weeding ...

“Native plants give us a sense of where we are in this great land of ours. I want Texas to look like Texas and Vermont to look like Vermont,” said Lady Bird Johnson, who was the First Lady of the ...

Invasive plant species purchased at garden centers may enhance a landscape’s aesthetic appeal, but they also can turn idyllic outdoor spaces into battlegrounds for ecological balance. Damages caused ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Invasive plants are those that do not grow naturally in Britain but which, if they spread from our gardens into the wild, ...

Invasive plant species harm native ecosystems, unlike fast-growing or non-native plants. Chinese Wisteria and Thorny Olive are examples of invasive species that outcompete native plants. Homeowners ...