Why make things hard for your garden's edges? Embrace a softer side by trading brick and concrete for shrubs, grasses and ground covers

Trade weedy dirt and trash for a parking strip filled with wispy grasses, low-growing flowers and textural trees

It’s not just about berries. These plants provide insects for birds and seasonal interest for gardeners

With its subtle beauty and long-lasting flowers, this pollinator pleaser is a boon to wilder areas

Threadleaf giant hyssop adds color and fragrance to late-summer and fall xeric gardens

With an artful balance between earthy and chic, French country style infuses a home with incomparable warmth and welcome

Give even a small garden an exuberant vibe with hanging cones overflowing with blooming beauties

Serpents actually don’t give a hoot about this prairie wildflower, but insects do — and the foliage is a big draw too

Bird’s nest spruce pulls its weight in the winter garden by providing structure and interest

Tangerine and other oranges are boldly cavorting from fashionable interiors to outdoor rooms. See some in-vogue examples here