Designer Linette Dai brings a poetic beauty to this split level home with a renovation that is part refresh and part adaptive ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

If you have the space and want a large shade tree with gorgeous blooms that's also fast-growing, look no further than the ...

In what an Omaha woman called a "crazy coincidence," she and her parents, who live a mile apart, lost big branches in Monday's storm. They seem to be the only ...

An expert roadtripper's guide to the best American road trips based on their proximity to adventure—from fly fishing holes to flowy singletrack and unreal stargazing.

Recommended wine: Segura Viudas Brut Cava ($9.99 at Table & Vine in West Springfield). You can never go wrong with this dry, ...

Trees are a must-have for natural shade in your outdoor space. And this fast-growing tree is the ideal species, giving you a ...

Dear Master Gardener: We would like to plant a large shade tree with beautiful fall color to add to our landscape. Is a ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

Summer Sidewalk Art Festival returned to Central and Harlow streets on a sunny Saturday, offering handmade goods of all kinds.

Looking for relief from the sun? These seven fast-growing shade trees are perfect for creating a cooler, more comfortable backyard in a short time.

The Semiahmoo band of Straits Salish people called the site Tsan-wuch, or Say-wak, the latter meaning “people saved from a flood by building a raft." I suspect they named it ...