Trading homes for your vacation? Leave yours in great shape for your guests and help them enjoy a happy break with these 12 tips

Pay attention to the details on these items to get exactly what you want while staying within budget

Get your house and yard in order now, and you’ll be ready to enjoy the summer days ahead

Sail through the rest of spring by spiffing up your home and getting down in the backyard with friends

Dig out that touch-up paint and rotate that mattress in preparation for the lazy days of summer

Whitney Biennial, Seattle Home Show, Chicago seed swap and more

Swap some lawn for these drought-tolerant clumping plants — and watch your maintenance efforts diminish while they easily grow

Many facing a drought are swapping turf for less thirsty plantings. If you’re one of them, we’d like to hear about it

Blend bold foliage and flowers to create a powerful combination that will hold its own even in the harsh light of midsummer

Have you been taken in by these fallacies about gardening with native plants?