Gardens

The sound of moving water and the sight of a lily opening on still water do something to a yard that no flower bed can. Water

Winter is when a garden’s structure shows, and the ones that hold up were planned for it: colored bark, berries that stay put, grasses that keep

Ornamental grasses are the plants that make a garden move. They catch every breeze, glow when the sun drops low behind them, and keep their seedheads

The strip between your house and the property line is easy to ignore. It is often only 3 to 10ft (90 to 300cm) wide, shaded by

The best kitchen gardens are the ones you can reach in your slippers while the pan heats up. They are planted for the next meal, with

Oak trees (Quercus spp.) are the most valuable trees you can plant for wildlife, and they live for generations. They are also huge, hard to replace

A zen garden asks you to do one thing: look. There is no border to deadhead, no lawn to mow and no plant list to learn,

A backyard orchard can be five apple trees on a lawn corner, a pear trained flat against a fence, or a Meyer lemon in a pot

Leyland cypress (x Hesperotropsis leylandii) is a fast, upright evergreen that reaches 60 to 70 feet (18 to 21 m) tall, with flat sprays of soft

A greenhouse on a clear January afternoon is the warmest, greenest place on the property, with lettuce growing a few feet from a snowdrift. It is