Side of house seating area

Corner gardens are great places to grow tender plants and install a cosy seating area because the wind is blocked on two sides. If your corner is a sun trap create a bespoke corner seat with heat-loving plants. If it’s shady, set up a corner seat with ferns. Win-Win.

Want to make your neighborhood friendlier? Consider adding a front-yard patio … some pavers, a few plants, a couple of comfy chairs—and, voilà!—instant summer socializing.

Make the most of a sloped backyard with design ideas that turn challenges into opportunities.

Ah, the side yard — the skinny, pass-through space along the side of your house where most homeowners store their trash cans and not much else. While there are constraints to designing a side yard that don’t apply to front yard and backyard landscaping, limits like these are what fuel... Read more »

Front Patio with gas firepit

A favorite with landscape designers, this versatile material is a smart choice for your patio design

Most of us live in our backyards, and we tend to place decks, patios and seating areas there. Some are blessed to have farmer’s porches or other front-of-the-house seating, but this isn’t the norm. Yet on many properties, seating in the front yard should be considered. Many of our Cape Cod neighborhoods are attractive, and…