Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Backyard horticultural background, 3d rendering Your property might sit in a depression, or perhaps you have a majestic view from ...

Whether you’re dealing with gentle slants or steep hills, down-sloped backyards can be tricky to maintain. However, there are plenty of creative ways to make these spaces usable and beautiful. For ...

Yard sloping to white fence and flat mowed area. - Mulevich/Shutterstock A sloped yard can be a joy or an ordeal. It can put you eye-level with the treetops and serve as your personal sledding hill in ...

Gardeners with sloped yards often find themselves with a conundrum — grass is hard to maintain because mowing can be dangerous, while landscaping with mulch can be problematic as well, with rain ...

Dear Bonnie: With a sloping backyard close to the same height as the first floor as yours, it is trickier to build the support structure for the deck. Another option is a slightly raised deck, but you ...

When Rick and Laurie Jarmer bought their Five Mile home in 2016, they realized the landscape wasn’t exactly the garden of their dreams. They immediately rolled up their sleeves and got to work. “I ...