The essentials for living your best life.
The essentials for living your best life.
Transform your backyard into a summer-ready retreat with five inspiring upgrades, from a refreshing plunge pool and stylish outdoor kitchen to cozy shelter, screening, and shade. Create a more comfortable, inviting space for relaxing, entertaining, and enjoying every sunny day.
Essential Concepts: Nearly thornless roses suit family yards, walkways, and entry areas; choose compact, disease-resistant varieties with low prickles and place them well away from foot traffic. Zephirine Drouhin, Kathleen Harrop, Madame Alfred Carrière, Lady Banks’ Rose, and Smooth Prince offer strong options for beauty with fewer snags.
Spring is the perfect time to refresh your landscape with early bloomers, native plants, and low-maintenance ideas that add color, curb appeal, and lasting value. For fresh inspiration, look to your local garden center, neighborhood gardens, and nearby homes to spark ideas for your own outdoor space.
Turn a small yard into a stunning summer escape with smart landscaping ideas that maximize every inch. From lush plantings and water features to patios, decks, and outdoor kitchens, you can create a beautiful, functional retreat you’ll love spending time in all season long.
Turn everyday cardboard and heavy paper into a simple, budget-friendly mulch that smothers weeds, holds in moisture, and feeds healthier soil as it breaks down. Layer it with bark, wood chips, or leaves for a low-maintenance landscape that looks great and saves time, water, and money.
