Landscaping
Here you'll find expert advice and inspiration for your log home's exterior spaces, including landscaping tips for yards & gardens, water conservation techniques, hardscaping, wildfire protection and more.
Why to consider growing organic, and where to begin.
Prep, grow, can, eat: Plant now for feasts throughout the year.
When the ground is blanketed in white, keep the color going year-round with plants that pop.
You’ll spend your time enjoying the views from your waterfront log home — not worrying about maintenance — when you follow these …
Save your “blank slates” for art and interior design projects. When it comes to landscaping a waterfront log home, starting from …
No good landscape job is complete without some hard, non-living materials to provide contrast. Even simple boulders can make natu…
Before you head to the nursery this weekend, know your soil types and what grows best in them.
Knowing when and how to prune trees and shrubs can be a mystery for the weekend gardener. Follow these tips to a happier, healthi…
Focusing on your log home landscape’s water conservation strategies saves time, money and the environment.
All hail the mighty fence. Before you buy, consider its purpose and timeless style.
Just a few extra elements will turn an ordinary patch of grass into an exceptional backyard retreat.
Working with your property's natural features can make hardscape strategies more appealing and affordable.
There are plenty of advantages (and one potential drawback) to using groundcover on your log home property.
Planning a lush, natural setting for your log home? Edible options let you have your landscape and eat it too!
Strategically selected trees provide beauty and long-term protection for your log home.
You can conserve water AND have beautiful landscaping — plus save your cash for other projects. Check out our water conservation …
Incorporating a water feature like a pond at your log home can add tranquility, life and value.
Your driveway is literally your road to log home dream fulfillment. Ensure you’re on solid ground during construction and beyond.
America the beautiful indeed. The United States' national parks are some of the most wild and naturally breathtaking places in the world.
Building a log home can be hard on the surrounding natural environment, particularly nearby trees. Here are some tips for protect…
Saving trees during construction of your log home can add to its aesthetic, monetary and environmental value.
Although relatively simple to create, this DIY vertical garden feature creates an intriguing optical illusion that will captivate…
Design a lawn that’s equally attractive to you and your four-legged friends.
Try these ideas for a low-maintenance log home landscape with little effort.
What can a lotus plant or pine tree teach us? Plenty—including the elements of smart log home design.
Planning a landscape for your log home has never been easier, thanks to these log home gardening tips from Julie Moir Messervy.
Designing a shade garden for the area outside your log home is a breeze with these professional tips.
Skip the supermarket and farm stands, and grow your own edible garden with these 8 tips.
