Lawn Care News

A backyard design conceived with low-maintenance in mind is a boon to leisure time. This article also offers suggestions for simple leisure time activities you can enjoy in your yard.

Picture of daphne with its white flowers. Buds on daphne start out pink but produce white flowers.

Use this free scary Halloween stencil to carve designs on small pumpkins. This free stencil features a scary bat pumpkin design.

Definition of form. One of the major elements of landscape design theory is form.

Definition of mulch. To prevent weeds, erosion, water loss and overheating, and to improve soil, use mulch.

For Halloween yard decorations to look their best, they have to be displayed properly. Some knowledge of the design principles learned in landscape design can help you get the most out of your Halloween yard decorations.

Deer fencing can block that biggest of garden pests from entering your yard. But what types of deer fencing are there to choose from?

Definition of softscape. Hardscape elements of a landscape complement the horticultural, softscape elements.

Tools needed for fence building, including post hole augers (sometimes misspelled "augurs"). Check your local rental store for the availability of post hole augers.

Picture of a yellow iris. The 'iris' is so called from the rainbow goddess from Greco-Roman mythology, a tribute to the magnificence and variety of colors found in its genus.

Lantana picture. This sub-tropical plant usually bears orange flowers when not multi-colored, as in this lantana picture.

How to grow and carve hardshell gourds to make Halloween jackolanterns or birdhouses. Hardshell gourds, unlike pumpkins, will not rot. A delight for birdwatchers and arts and crafts enthusiasts!

Pictures of fall foliage scenes from New England, representative of the Halloween season. On this page: maple leaves beloved by Canada.

Candytuft picture. A perennial plant, candytuft's bloom is a brilliant white color.

Picture of heuchera plant with dark foliage. Heuchera plant's common name is coral bells (referring to the bloom), but I find the dark varieties more valuable for their foliage.

Plant selections when building rock gardens. A database is linked to for rock garden plant suggestions.

Picture of a Queen Anne's lace flower. Queen Anne's lace is a wildflower related to the carrot.

Picture of the dark foliage of ninebark shrubs.

Picture showing dark foliage of an ajuga plant, while in bloom. The upper foliage of even common ajuga is quite dark.

Hardscape elements in landscaping discussed. Hardscape complements softscape, as when landscaping with rock patios sets off a lawn.