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“If you want to be happy for a year, get married. If you want to be happy for a decade, get a dog. And if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make a garden.” So said Martha Stewart, the ...

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Your garden might be beautiful, but if it feels awkward, chaotic, or oddly exhausting to maintain, it’s probably not your ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There isn't one ideal way to lay out your garden. Gardeners can opt for a chaos garden, where everything grows wildly together, or a companion-planted ...

A Penstemon x ‘Dark Towers,’ a tall native hybrid Beardtongue, a perennial. Setting aside a spot in your yard to grow flowers just for cutting all summer to make into bouquets is a goal of many ...

With temperatures dropping and dusk arriving early, the firepit section of my garden has been on my mind. Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? Here’s some alternatives to the landfill Here ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “If you want to be happy for a year, get married. If you want to be happy for a decade, get a dog. And if ...

With temperatures dropping and dusk arriving early, the firepit section of my garden has been on my mind. Deck your garden with boughs of holly, a plant rich in symbolism and evergreen beauty The ...

With temperatures dropping and dusk arriving early, the firepit section of my garden has been on my mind. A Bay Area couple turned their home into one of the most sustainable in the nation Berkeley ...