Landscape architects and designers use a variety of guidelines and tools to create attractive, functional outdoor living spaces. While most homeowners and weekend warriors may not have the experience ...

The principles of design that make a garden functional and beautiful are very much akin to principles in life. Remember, principles are those concepts or “rules” that we follow to organize certain ...

In winter, gardens more resemble a blank canvas than they do at any other time of year. Not yet in full glory are the warm colors of the yard -- the reds, oranges and yellows which seem to bring the ...

Editor’s note: In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws, while accounting for East Idaho’s climate. Each week until February, we will ...

When you decide to take a trip into Denver from Summit County, it all happens by design – you go through a specific thought process and incorporate all the things that you can possibly think of to ...

Follow our beginner-friendly landscape design tips to turn your yard into a blooming paradise and personalize your outdoor space.

Sustainable can be such a “blah” word. It suggests drip irrigation in a world where the colors of refracted sunshine in the wasted mist of an inefficient sprinkler system are more likely to appear in ...

Learn the basics of landscape design If you're thinking about giving your lawn a makeover, there a few things you need to remember. The experts at Pike Nurseries show off the basic principles of ...

Editor’s Note: In this series on the principles of landscape design, we will be focusing on correcting common design flaws while accounting for East Idaho’s climate. Each week until February, we will ...

Founded in northwest North Dakota near the Canadian border, Kenmare began life on a lake in a relatively open and treeless Plains setting. This image is a striking testament to how many borderland ...