There are lots of ways to use old, leftover materials in new projects, and I had saved some old pavers from a previous ...

If you want to make your backyard feel more tranquil and beautiful, there's one type of smooth gravel that's sure to bring ...

Two-toned gravel landscaping design in front yard© U. J. Alexander/Getty Images Rock garden with varied stones, gravel, and small shrubs and flowers© Juefrateam/Getty Images ...

Because boulders usually have to be delivered and placed with the aid of equipment, the cost of adding these landscaping rocks to your yard can be high. Best For: Garden accents, rock walls, and ...

A front yard garden bed isn't complete until it's been edged, and rocks are a brilliant way to do that. This design has flat rocks stacked over each other, but medium-sized river rock or a variety ...

Gravel is affordable, easy to install, and relatively inexpensive, but weeds can become a major problem. Luckily, there's an ...

Nationally, the average cost to landscape a 1/4-acre yard is $10,000, which includes professional design, grading, grass seed, plants and hardscaping. The costs can increase dramatically from there.

Joe Billings, owner of The Landscaping Artist, won't just dump rough rock on a landscape and call it a day. He strives to create a scene that seems straight out of nature.

Alison Peck, Landscape Designer Let’s say you want a yard for your kids and dog to play on. It doesn’t have to be your entire lot and it doesn’t need to be in both the front and back yard.

In this yard, a sharply sloping lot offered the opportunity to include a man-made waterfall with a retaining wall. (Roundtree Landscaping) “Problem areas require some thought,” says Beautiful ...