North Bay communities are surrounded by plentiful, diverse scenes of nature that not only enrich our lives but teach us about designing gardens, too. The types, forms, foliage and growth habits of ...

Expensive gardening mistakes give you a valuable education, but that doesn't mean you need to make every rookie one in the ...

Not to be confused with zero-scaping, xeriscaping is a type of landscaping that reduces its need for irrigation beyond the water its natural climate can supply. A Greek derivative, xeros means “dry,” ...

David Dewar had an idea for a beautification project at his school, and the teacher and landscaping hobbyist gave himself a summer to build an outdoor classroom. He soon realized he’d underestimated ...