Yards

Looking for inspiration for your cottage garden? This guide provides 15 cottage garden ideas for spaces small to large.

Five important tips to ensure your hedges are properly maintained and looking their best.

With proper planting, trees soften your property—and bring it into focus

The proper design and placement of birdhouses and feeders make your yard a safe haven for Purple Martins and other fine feathered friends.

Yes, you can shift a hunk of stone without heavy machinery

Just in time for the weekend, a gallery of all-weather luxuries guaranteed to turn any outdoor kitchen into hangout central. Plus, our exclusive TOH cocktail, the Rhum Repair.

Rocks big and small accent outdoor paths, beds, and water features

Want a lush, green yard? Learn how to seed your lawn for next spring, from soil preparation and seed selection to post-seeding care.

Create an automatic watering system that ensures your outdoor plants get their fill by installing a drip irrigation line.

Nothing says Hollywood pool like a cabana. Add glamour with this easy-to-build cabana to spruce up your outdoor pool space.

Outdoor speakers can fill your yard with sound, creating a relaxing or exciting atmosphere. Here are some tips on selecting and installing them.

Our experts' favorite noise reduction tips to help you block out the sounds of busy street traffic and your neighbor’s lawn mower.

Here's how we laid out a garden for a home in the backyard of another home. Talk about a challenge

Leaf blowers are a must for homeowners, but deciding on a type can be tough. In this guide, we discuss how to choose and use leaf blowers.

Tongue-and-groove plywood is often preferred for subfloors and roofing. Learn how to install it properly with this guide.

If your outdoor furniture is damaged, rusted, or torn, you may not need to replace it. Save money by reviving your furniture with these DIY tips.

Whether custom-designed or built from a kit, a backyard pavilion provides a perfect place to unwind. Learn how to build one from our experts.

Learn how to keep your basement dry and your yard puddle-free

Why run back and forth to the house when you can move everything you need outside?

Here’s how to keep weeds out of garden, mulch over weeds, use landscaping fabric, and prevention mistakes to avoid for better weed control.

Gazebos offer shade, shelter from passing showers and a great place to build summer memories.

A beginner’s guide to retaining wall design—from common problems and the different types of materials to choose from, such as concrete, timber and stone.

How do you remove lawn weeds? Read on to identify the most common and most invasive types of lawn weeds and how to remove them.

These practical yet stylish backyard structures offer more than a place to store the mower.

Landscape designer Stephanie Hubbard picks the proper plants for Billerica's tough New England climate.

A massive, gas powered monument to the joy of cooking outdoors means never having to wait for coals again.

In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares his tips on how to prepare your yard for winter.

Turn your yard into a secluded haven without giving your neighbors the cold shoulder with this helpful guide.