You can irrigate your lawn or garden with an automated sprinkler or drip system. Sprinklers irrigate more widely, but they cost more and waste water.

Getting help with landscaping isn’t limited to planting bushes and flowers; it’s also about hardscaping (patios, walks), placing trees in optimal spots.

The Metropolitan Water District is offering rebates to businesses and public institutions in Southern California who remove nonfunctional turf and install less thirsty landscapes.

This four-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom brick and frame ranch built in 1975 is located on a 1.6-acre wooded lot that backs up to a creek. The kitchen has granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances.

Get expert tips on frost, pruning and pollination, reviving crape myrtles, sun perennials, weed control and St. Augustine care.

If you're planning to be away from home for an extended period of time, you may be worrying about the risk of a break-in. These smart home products can help.

Squirrels can be a real pest around garbage cans, and there's no one-stop solution. But combining these exclusion and deterrence methods can keep them away.

While Ramona doesn’t claim to be a gardener per se, she does do periodic pruning and hand watering. She had a drip irrigation system installed but she’s found that some of the plants benefit from some ...

Two months in, my previously soggy, weak-rooted lawn had developed real resilience. It stayed green through a particularly brutal August while my neighbor's daily-watered yard turned crispy.

We have removed a 30-year-old patio deck that had deteriorated. I’d like to replace it with xeriscape perennials that could handle full sun almost all day. The sprinkler ...