Modern front yards are defined by clean lines, a sculptured and manicured look, and a holistic approach to garden design that encourages you to connect spiritually with the space. A key element of a ...

It's time to take a fresh look at your front yard and take a view on what's working. Or, more to the point, what isn't working. It could be that your front yard needs a few tweaks, in which case this ...

So what trends will make waves within this all-important space in 2026? Designers and contractors alike point to a shift toward expressive entrances, layered planting, and smarter infrastructure—all ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

The National Garden Bureau detected that a 2024 gardening trend might be brewing when online searches spiked last winter for terms such as “garden front of house” and “front-door transformation.” ...

And vice versa. You’ve heard it before: Choose the right plant for the right place, Cervoni says. Always read the plant tag or description before buying a plant so you give it the conditions it needs ...

Ensure neighbors and visitors alike form a good impression by keeping up with maintenance and removing eyesores from the ...

The Department of City Planning has chosen a side in the so-called Paving Wars by proposing a zoning change that would require planting on 20 to 50 percent of most front yards, thus stopping home ...

A salve for America’s loneliness epidemic could exist right in front of its homes. Front yards are a staple of many American neighborhoods. Lush plantings, porches or trinkets can capture the ...

The challenge: The front yard of Jon and Cheryl Bogen's brick Georgian Colonial in south Minneapolis had long been a gathering and entertaining place for the couple and neighborhood families. The ...