Patio

This charming corner of a city garden in San Francisco, located behind a Victorian house, is evidence of what thoughtful planning can achieve.  At this time of year, when leisure

Here in California, where our mild climate permits it, our outdoor living season is not restricted to the few months of summer but may, in some years, extend from the

There were probably many people having outdoor fireplace fun before we discovered it, but it is like having grandchildren: You only pay attention to them once you have one of

When I built my terrace, I decided it would be a place for outdoor living and outdoor relaxing.  To make it harmonious, both within itself and with its surroundings, its

Four excellent possibilities are presented here when planting in containers: succulents, carissa, and holly leaf osmanthus, and for an oddity, the scouring rush or equisetum. Pertinent Suggestions For Potted Plants

The roof garden at the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland, designed and constructed in 1940 by the Garden Club of Cleveland in conjunction with the City’s sesquicentennial celebration, has become

If you have a poured concrete patio that seems to “float” in your yard there are many good ways to anchor it to the surrounding landscape. Potted plants are decorative

Have you ever, just before a summer party, wondered what you could do to dress up your terrace, porch, or front entrance with a few plants? With a little forethought,

The terrace of Flora Harris faces South, so the problem was to keep it from reflecting too much heat and glare from the Connecticut summer sun and still look attractive