As we are all leading busier lifestyles, modern rock garden ideas tick the low maintenance gardening box in a big way. The ease of rock gardens can largely be put down to their natural ...

Lavender is one of the best plants to add to your rock garden ideas as it is hardy, low maintenance and thrives in poor soils. As a Mediterranean plant, it is naturally acclimatized to rougher, drier ...

You don’t have to be a master gardener to create a fun garden for your kids. Liven up your backyard with these rock garden craft ideas. Paint the rocks on all sides with a couple of coats of green ...

Rock and stone are one of the most versatile and durable materials you can use when landscaping a yard. While wood will eventually rot, and plastic, no matter its form, will always give landscape more ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Does your yard have a hard-to-mow slope? Or, if ...

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) is a perennial ground cover native to the Eastern U.S. It blooms in late spring for three to four weeks, is about five to six inches tall and spreads up to two feet ...

With many western Pennsylvania home landscapes composed of banks, slopes and uneven terrain, a naturalistic rock garden can be the ideal solution. Consider incorporating existing characteristics such ...

As I was visiting the Spring Creek Rock Garden in Fort Collins this May, I overheard a small group of enthusiastic gardeners asking each other many questions about rock gardening. A few were new to ...