Q: I have two well-established trees in my front yard — a sugar maple and a Thundercloud plum — that cast dense shade and prevent grass from growing underneath. A landscape designer I consulted ...

I’ve built raised garden beds out of railroad ties or cedar fencing, 2x4s, bricks and even a beautiful woven lattice. But when I got serious about not having to build new raised beds every few years, ...

We seem to be stuck in a somewhat dreary weather “holding” pattern of sorts, it’s Southeast Texasnormal for late winter! Afterwards, the “icky” days (clearly not a meteorological term) are followed by ...

One person’s trash is another’s treasure! Consider transforming a junkyard or estate sale piano into a repurposed garden ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A few weeks ago in this column, I showed our raised beds built with cedar fence panels and invited readers to share their ideas, and I was not disappointed in the response. Common ...

Just in the past couple of days, I’ve had three different people on three separate occasions tell me they are building or are planning to build raised beds to garden in this year. None of the three ...