These 10 rock garden plants work well in just about any climate and can add beauty to your front yard. Transform your garden ...

The front yard is a passerby or visitor’s first impression of your home and you. It is also the first thing you see when you leave or return to your house. Your front yard garden landscaping ...

Native plants are those that grow naturally in a particular area. They have evolved with the predominant growing conditions, ...

Working on weekends for a year, Lexie Glass and Evan Hursley added curb appeal to their L.A. Craftsman by tearing out their ...

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Now, when neighbors walk their kids to school, they don’t ask him what he’s doing in his front yard. “They compliment the garden,” said Augusztiny, who waters twice a month.

Native plants are designed for our climate which makes them naturally low maintenance. These plants come back every year and usually pop up in the garden all on their own. They could be mistaken ...

Anaya worked with de Anda to create a design for her new garden. She hired EcoTech Services to install her drip irrigation system and remove 763 square feet of lawn from her front yard and parkways.

Rawson’s yard has been a connection point between her and neighbors like Barbara Rhame. Rhame’s front garden is stocked with native plants — some of which came from swapping plants with friends.

A flowering garden will attract a whole host of visitors, most importantly pollinators. However, many of our gardens are full of non-native plants, which I am guilty of myself.

Landscaping with plants native to Illinois has taken root among local homeowners. Alexander Barrentine, of Morton Grove, spent $18,000 for ecological landscaping design.