Some of the following plants are sold as ornamental plants. Some of them are native to one region, but are considered invasive in others. Some are just totally invasive imports. For...

Groundcover plants serve a multitude of roles in the garden. They can control erosion, act as a living mulch, provide an alternative to lawns and in some cases they are the perfect...

Several years ago, when Steve Thomas was the host of “This Old House”, I recall he commented in an interview somewhere that during his antique home renovation in Salem,...

Scything may seem like an antiquated method of harvest and weed control, but improved tools and a growing desire in many to be more earth-friendly is reviving the old technique. Although...

Every home comes with a few unsavory features that buyers have to overlook, knowing they probably made the home more affordable and, at the very least, will make for a good story someday....

Back in the days before lawsuits were fashionable, municipalities in cold-winter climates used to flood parks and ball fields to create outdoor ice rinks for the local kids. What could...

As much as we like to encourage people to use low-water landscaping techniques and to eschew the traditional lawn in favor of permaculture gardens and sustainable cover crops, there...

When I was a pre-teen I remember playing in a tire swing that hung from a large walnut tree in my grandfather's yard. We had just moved into our new ranch-style home and our sub-division...