The best front yard plants not only enrich your own habitat but can also elevate entire neighborhoods. Gardening is contagious, so if you live in a street of houses where the front yards offer only ...

HOAs are strict about their landscaping—especially plants on the front lawn. Growing up, my neighborhood had a notoriously strict homeowners association. All the homes had to be exactly the right ...

And vice versa. You’ve heard it before: Choose the right plant for the right place, Cervoni says. Always read the plant tag or description before buying a plant so you give it the conditions it needs ...

"Some inspiration for me, for sure." Homeowner share before-and-after photos after remodeling lifeless front yard: 'Looks ...

Though any part of a yard can be landscaped, many homeowners put more effort into landscaping the front yard. This may be because the front yard is usually closest to the home's main entrance, and ...

"All that hard work paying off." Homeowner shares before-and-after photos after remodeling dreary front yard: 'My mom was a ...

Removing lawn for native plants brings pollinators to a young couple’s front yard. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees head to Michelle and Louis Lay’s front yard to feed and frolic on native flowers.

I come from a family of fruit growers. My maternal grandfather, a minister raised in Texas but retired in California, kept an extensive garden where he grew guavas, plums, tomatoes, and dozens of ...

The temperature was in the 90s in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, but that didn’t deter an astonishing number of monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees from feeding on the ...

To identify plants in the wild, I’ve been using Seek by iNaturalist for several years. And, because I know plants fairly well, I can tell when this app doesn’t get it right. For example, we planted a ...

With spring in full swing, many gardeners are tending to plants. The hobby is good for the yard and the soul but can be tough on a budget. That's one of the reasons why 'Take a Plant, Leave a Plant' ...