Dear James: We just had a new home built, and we would like stone pathways through our yard and future flower garden. Is this a job that we can do ourselves? Do you have design and planning tips for ...

Ever walked by a house and thought, “Wow, that looks amazing”? Curb appeal is that magic touch that makes your home feel ...

Dear Kim: It is not difficult to build an attractive, natural-looking garden pathway yourself. Many pathway materials are available, such as bricks and special pavers, but natural stone complements a ...

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Using paving stones as an alternate walkway or to add attractive hardscaping to a garden is now commonplace in many a garden. In many cases, that raises the issue of what to plant between those pavers ...

Q: Can someone with no prior landscaping experience build their own pathway? A: Sure. The path to the front door requires many steps — and you can make them yourself. A stone walkway is not only ...

Natural stone paths look good in almost any landscape. They never go out of style like so many man-made paver materials. Like most things made of stone, they will stand the test of time if they’re ...

The poet May Sarton beautifully expressed how “a garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.” Gardeners everywhere can feel this truth in their bones. Even with ...