Consumer Reports staff members recommend their favorite outdoor games, from Wiffle ball to cornhole to Viking chess.

Post your kid up at the fence door with a guest list.

The best flowers for small-space spring gardening include petunias, geraniums, marigolds, impatiens, begonias, lavender and pansies — all of which thrive in containers, hanging baskets and tight beds.

If the warmer weather has you hungering for a new project or task aimed at sprucing up your abode, don't worry, we've got ...

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By Pam Rosendal, Colorado Master Gardener. By all reports, the number of people engaged in birdwatching has doubled in recent years. Research finds that birdwatchers feel less str ...

From free municipal mulch to DIY seed starters, experienced growers share their best secrets for saving money while scaling ...

Turn your backyard into a cozy, stylish space with this simple DIY flower box. In this video, I’ll show you how to build a beautiful flower box that you can place right next to your house, on your ...

Turn a narrow or compact yard into a custom-looking garden with built-in bench planters, cohesive containers, gravel corners and simple DIY accents. Sandra Teddy Getty Images You finally have a yard.

Staheli Family Farm is digging back into its roots, inviting the community to grow their own food and flowers in the desert, one planter box at a time. At the Staheli Family Farm, neatly lined garden ...

You don’t need a farm to grow food. We’ve got 40 ways to cultivate a bountiful urban garden on your block, in your back yard, or even on a petite front stoop. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has some ...

In the spring time, even the most lackadaisical gardeners get ambitious, thinking this will be the year we finally live up to our ambitions of year-round backyard salads and shelves lined with jars of ...