Hardscaping can significantly improve the value of your home. If you've got a relatively flat lawn, there are a variety of beautiful DIY paver projects that will instantly elevate your landscaping.

If you want to use pavers to build a patio, you'll probably hear the advice that laying pavers over dirt is a mistake. It's true — you should level the ground and add sand and gravel over the dirt ...

Q. We are laying some sod on a hillside next week. Should the sod rolls be laid up and down the slope or across the slope? A. Always lay sod across the slope. Pound wooden stakes through the sod to ...

Got a garden space you want to share? Send us a note. And now, tales of the narrow: Our Park Slope backyard was a narrow 12 feet by 28 feet plot of dirt overgrown with weeds. An air conditioning unit ...