
Making Your Pool More Environmentally-Friendly
Pools and other water features like fountains and ponds are pretty seriously inefficient when...

DIY Deck Construction Advice From A Contractor
With spring in the air, building a deck might be on your mind. Deck construction is not as...

7 Things Your Garden Needs From You
If your garden could tell you what it needs, these are 7 things it would request. 1. Realistic...

Step-By-Step: A Guide To Starting An Urban Garden
This is a guest post by Mike Lieberman of the Urban Organic Gardener for networx.com. Are...

Sun Versus Shade: Know Before You Plant
When it comes to gardening successfully, selecting the right plant for the right place is key....

DIY Landscape Design: Choosing Garden Structures
One of my favorite public gardens is Dumbarton Oaks, in Georgetown, a neighborhood in Washington,...

A Guide To Heirloom Seed Catalogs
It's already February! The days are lengthening and hinting at the promise of long summer days...

Snow Removal Etiquette
Granted, snow removal usually isn't something to write The Ethicist about, but like any outdoor...