American garden

The downside of a lot of typical American neighborhoods is that from the outside, all of the houses look almost exactly alike. But if you want to make your house stand out from the pack, or just make it a little easier for visitors and delivery men to find your home, there plenty of things you can do to give your home a unique look that don’t involve remodeling. Some of them might even be allowed by your HOA. 1.

Take a leisurely stroll among the flowers in a cottage garden inspired by the free-flowing patches in the English countryside. Though some might consider the British a rather reserved lot, that notion does not apply to their gardens. Colorful medleys of flowers tumble and spill about, while ivy creeps over walls and walkways. The undeniable

A new coffee-table book, The Gardens of Bunny Mellon, takes readers behind the gates to learn more about Mellon’s deeply rooted love of gardening.

The New American Garden, The Landscape Architecture of Oehme, van Sweden | Garden at Cornerstone, Sonoma, CA, photo by Marion Brenner.

A new exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service is shedding light on how some Americans came to claim the backyard as their haven from life.

Browse landscapes and gardens. Discover new landscape designs and ideas to boost your home’s curb appeal.