Whether in a large area like a driveway or a small spot like around garden beds, gravel can add an interesting texture and color to any landscape. It offers other benefits, too, including its ...

Choosing the right type of gravel for landscaping is one of those very adult tasks that your younger self probably couldn't have imagined caring about. But once you have your own yard and garden to ...

Want a smart gravel path with less expense? By making savvy decisions around materials, construction, and layout, you can ...

A Mediterranean-style gravel garden is far better equipped to deal with a changing climate Gravel gardens have much to recommend them. They are lower maintenance than a lawn, bark mulch, or bare soil, ...

Drought-tolerant plants are skyrocketing in popularity as summers get hotter and extreme events like heat domes become more frequent. Many drought-tolerant plants resist being spoiled and languish in ...

Dave Egbert’s decision seven years ago to move to a remote patch of land overlooking Shasta Lake, Calif., seemed counterintuitive for an avid gardener. The property had limited access to water, but ...

Gravel gardens are the perfect solution for gardeners who don't want to spend too much time watering plants. Not only resilient, but when gravel gardens are covered in a patchwork carpet of alpines, ...

Gravel and rocks can be used to add color and texture to your landscaping, are usually affordable, and can often be laid as a DIY project, so you save even more money. These paths are extremely ...

A gardener raises plants for their beauty, a botanist studies them for their biology, but in anyone who tends a garden there’s the soul of a scientist. Plants grown for delight also invite inspection ...

There are sins that can turn your water saving landscape into a living hell. I see them all over the valley as folks switch out their lawns. Clearly gravel is the best choice, but to create a good ...

Gravel gardens are the perfect solution for gardeners who don't want to spend too much time watering plants. Not only resilient, when gravel gardens are covered in a patchwork carpet of alpines, ...