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

Readily available, beautiful and fragrant, apple trees offer four-season interest along with crisp, juicy fruit

Protect your soil from weeds and drought this summer with a living mulch of ground covers

Make home cooking and drinks even better with herbs plucked from your own backyard or windowsill pot

You can get a taste of country life by line-drying your laundry, growing some produce or going whole hog with the critters

Leaf, butterhead, crisphead or romaine — lettuce is best harvested in the cool weather of spring and fall

Surprise and thrill with a garden that attracts magical winged creatures, bringing color, movement and life

Boost memory, enhance sleep, lower anxiety ... these scents do way more than just smell good

There are lots of gorgeous, wildlife-friendly native plants ready to make an appearance in your garden

You can do it! Try the low-water, natural or container garden look