Do you ever long for simpler times? Sometimes I do, until the nostalgia fades and I remember the reality. For example, I never cared much for my grandparents’ outhouse, and the upstairs bedrooms in ...

Looking to give your fall and winter landscape a visual boost? Grow ornamental grasses. The movement alone of these low-maintenance, easy to grow grasses will give you a big bang for your landscaping ...

Fall brings cooler temperatures, shorter days, and the perfect opportunity to prepare your landscape for winter while setting ...

From container planting to starting a compost pile, try these fall landscaping ideas before winter comes. It may seem counterintuitive, but working on your garden and landscaping in the fall actually ...

It’s been a long, beautiful fall this year. The cool weather tripped the trees to color up and then hold their leaves for a beautiful show of reds, oranges and yellows. Tree leaves aren’t the only ...

For much of the year, ornamental grasses may be perhaps the most underappreciated plant choices for the landscape. You likely pass them unnoticed during spring and summer, when they quietly provide ...

This is one of those myths that appeals to everyone who’s just plain tired of mowing their lawn by the time fall rolls around ...

These days, the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence, and I don't say that because the grass hasn't been watered all summer. Fall is the time when most ornamental grasses begin to ...

Spring is usually the busiest homebuying season, but if you plan to sell your home in the fall, there are some steps you can take to increase your odds. First impressions matter, and a property’s curb ...

Ornamental grasses get heavy use in Pennsylvania yards for good reason, not the least of which is because they don’t die easily and deer don’t eat them. But these trouble-free, winter-hardy, ...

Much of Pennsylvania is ablaze this week in the peak of fall foliage. It’s one of our state’s best attributes. But it’s also possible to have a nice autumn show in our very own landscapes. The key is ...

There are many sounds that bring me back to carefree childhood autumns – the crunching of leaves underfoot as we made our way home from school, the crackling of leaf-fueled, curbside bonfires burning ...