The secret to Park Cities gardener Bob Grinnan’s low-maintenance landscape: CONIFERS. The beauty of a forest lies not in its flowers but in the rich textures and shades of foliage, fronds, and bark.

You can stretch a string between stakes to create a layout line for setting bricks, but simply snapping a chalk line in the ...

If you’re a plant person, you just might think that Kathy Finley has about the coolest job in Silicon Valley. I sure do. Consider: She has all of San Jose’s swanky Santana Row as her “canvas” for ...

Maintaining your nether regions can be quite a hairy endeavor. With so many options and so many preferences, how is one to choose? For those of you unsure of how to style the hair down there, read on ...

After graduating from New Trier High School in 1982, Mario Nievera knew he wanted to use his creative skills to pursue a career, though he wasn’t sure how. Once enrolled at Purdue University, the ...

Beautiful landscaping can add value to your home, but it isn’t always affordable. Fortunately, there are some clever secrets that can save you a lot of money on this worthwhile investment. Here are ...