Once the weather turns warm, most of us begin to think about the outside of our house and coming up with backyard landscaping ideas on a budget. Unfortunately, landscaping can often be expensive, so ...

“Ever had a plant you wanted to take from your friend’s house, but you’re not a kleptomaniac? Many plants can be grown from a simple cutting,” advised James. “Take a leaf and either put it in water to ...

When it comes to choosing outdoor decor for your backyard, placement is everything. The side of your house facing the patio, for example, is a sprawling space that can be adorned with outdoor wall art ...

There is nothing wrong with a plain backyard—it provides open space for kids and pets to play while being easy to maintain. However, there are many ways to easily transform the space, depending on ...

It can be easy to put off making changes of any scale to the garden until you have a chunk of time and a generous budget for it. Our recommendation: Don’t wait. There are plenty of simple updates you ...

Back at my own house, I didn’t have waterfalls and gazeboes in my backyard, but I like to think my garden was just about as spectacular as those of my clients – and the best thing was I barely spent a ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 63rd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

A guy I know has posted on Brooklynian with little response to a landscaping question. Being a good guy (I hope), I am reposting it here on the forum. Can folks help ...