Give yourself frustration-free tree lighting this year — the trick is clever cord management

Big enough for shade but small enough for easy care, these amiable trees mind their manners in a modest outdoor space

An element of mystique — intriguing gates, an interplay of light and shadow, hidden views — can take your garden to the next level

Switchgrass adds color through the year and is a natural ‘seed feeder’ for birds

Learn what to take and what to toss if you're moving to a smaller home

For a low-maintenance and wildlife-friendly landscape, use Southern natives that withstand heat and humidity

Blue elderberry is a favorite of birds and other wildlife in its native California

Quirky and unexpected details and accessories will raise your decorating game in 2015

Bring unbeatable vibrancy to a garden or wall with this unfussy and trainable shrub packed with colorful bracts

Flowering dogwood provides fiery red foliage in fall and beautiful springtime blooms