Whether you’re dealing with gentle slants or steep hills, down-sloped backyards can be tricky to maintain. However, there are plenty of creative ways to make these spaces usable and beautiful. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Backyard horticultural background, 3d rendering Your property might sit in a depression, or perhaps you have a majestic view from ...

When Rick and Laurie Jarmer bought their Five Mile home in 2016, they realized the landscape wasn’t exactly the garden of their dreams. They immediately rolled up their sleeves and got to work. “I ...

Yard sloping to white fence and flat mowed area. - Mulevich/Shutterstock A sloped yard can be a joy or an ordeal. It can put you eye-level with the treetops and serve as your personal sledding hill in ...

Forget dusty, crusty ancient sheds that smell all musty and make you scream with the spider population camping inside whenever you open the door. A compact plastic outdoor horizontal shed available at ...

After building a new condo last summer and fall, the Lohf’s wanted to created a more useable backyard since the current landscape sloped from their deck. The solution: Steve Lawson built a double ...

Backyard spaces can be a mixed bag depending on many factors, often related to size and growing conditions that make outfitting them as attractive and welcoming spaces a challenge. Small urban ...

Q: A well-respected and competent contractor who has done excellent work for us in the past is giving us a bid to install a French drain and surface drain in our sloped backyard in San Mateo. For the ...

Question: I have a fairly steep bank in my backyard that is very difficult to mow. It is partly sunny. What would be a good ground cover to plant that would look nice and solve my problem? Thanks so ...

After building a new condo last summer and fall, the Lohf’s wanted to created a more useable backyard since the current landscape sloped from their deck. The solution: Steve Lawson built a double ...