Outdoor Living

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...