Designers solve a common privacy problem — and create some unexpected play — with a clever screening solution

A front porch dominated by wood and glass rises and pivots toward a side courtyard sheltered from street traffic

These design ideas can liven up your paved outdoor space

Puget Sound inspired this front yard, but modern touches — not coastal clichés — fill it

A main house’s patio uses a wall of the property’s secondary unit to help create a private outdoor living space

Get the dirt on classic and new options for raised vegetable and plant beds, to get the most from your year-round garden

Its exterior proportions fit the next-door Victorians, but this Salt Lake City home has its own distinctly modern personality

Winding or straight, narrow or wide, densely or sparsely planted — there’s more than one way to design a walk

Natural brick is often considered a traditional building material. Here’s how people are using it in contemporary gardens too