From morning birdsong to nesting-season advice and feeder-care tips, here’s how to create a backyard birds will love.

1.Hang some waterproof and shatterproof solar-powered outdoor string lights to turn your backyard into a whimsical nighttime oasis. Perfect for draping over trees, winding around railings, or ...

Fertilizing is an important part of a successful garden, and the spring is the most important time to fertilize, so it's important to get it right.

If you’ve dreamed of growing a vegetable garden but your backyard is too shady, is paved or is simply too small, consider the front yard. Planned properly, it will not only provide a nice harvest but ...

I learned this lesson the hard way after Ellison and the Nature in My Backyard team visited my struggling native garden late last summer. After offering their sympathy for my ongoing struggle with ...

Turn a narrow or compact yard into a custom-looking garden with built-in bench planters, cohesive containers, gravel corners and simple DIY accents. Sandra Teddy Getty Images You finally have a yard.

Alexandra Jones is a CNET contributor who writes about food, farming, gardening, and climate change. Her work has been published in USA Today, Forbes Food & Wine, Ambrook Research, and the ...

Two popular gardening options are in-ground row gardening, where you till the soil with a hoe, and raised beds, where plants are grown in a contained, elevated structure made from materials like wood, ...

Let's make a trip to Tracy, MN and visit Connie Anderson, a seasoned gardener. Let's make a trip to Tracy, Minn. and visit Connie Anderson, a seasoned gardener with a wealth of experience. She's more ...

As outdoor spaces have shrunk and the pace of life has become much faster than it used to be, new types of gardens have had to emerge. The best landscapes now aren’t measured in square footage or ...