Capitalize on every inch of your backyard, from sun to shade, with these ground cover ideas to fill otherwise empty areas.

Traditionalists may go for a classic white picket, yet there are so many front yard fence ideas it could be a wasted opportunity to not look at the other attractive styles on offer. Whatever your ...

Hannah Wallace If you need an escape from urban landscapes, seek out Zen-like tranquility at the Japanese Garden within Washington Park. The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden is made up of eight ...

Aside from the flowers in bloom, my favorite part of January in North Florida has become backyard bird watching ... I just thought it would be a nice garden ornament. Being new to Florida ...

Sue Allen and her husband, Ken, moved to Palo Alto in the 1970s, just as the South Bay was beginning to be known as Silicon Valley. Allen, 75, and her husband, 77, bought their home in South Palo ...

In a move that could shape the future of their rotation and further solidify their global reach, the Dodgers have signed Japanese pitching sensation Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old pitching phenom is ...

As the sounds of taiko and fue — traditional Japanese drums and flute — began to fill the Miller Living Room gathering space at the Portland Japanese Garden on Sunday, a crowd squeezed in ...

18 when expert Jay Martin takes part in Backyard Brouhaha, a daylong symposium about turning your property into a habitat for bees, birds, butterflies and chickens. The event starts at 9:30 a.m ...

The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake’s preliminary magnitude at 6.8. The Japan Meteorological Agency said it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 0 to 7. The quake began at ...

Kokedama is a unique form of Japanese bonsai that features a living ... creating a string garden with more than more kokedama. These beautiful, natural planters make a great gift or can add ...