Cup plant provides structure, cover, food and water to help attract and sustain wildlife in the eastern North American garden

Bright spring foliage, pretty summer flowers, white berries in winter ... Symphoricarpos albus is a sight to behold in every season

West Coast natives: The blue flowers of drought-tolerant ceanothus draw the eye and help support local wildlife too

Beneficial insects go wild for this drought-tolerant plant’s summer flowers, while seed heads feed critters foraging in the cold

This low-maintenance, high-impact houseplant fits in with any design and can clear the air, too

Use sculptures, fences and other structures to draw the eye to a bare-bones landscape

Leaf blowers, trucks or noisy neighbors driving you berserk? These sound-reduction strategies can help you hush things up

It’s all about planning ahead, using sustainable practices and accepting plants as living organisms

Provide flowers and nesting sites in your garden for this beautiful, tiny, metallic blue wild bee — your plants will thank you

An orchard of crab apples, a grove of sugar maples, even a hayfield ... pastoral landscape beauty doesn't get more idyllic than this