Guide to Landscaping on the Web

Landscaping is an easy way to make improvements to the exterior of your home that not only adds value, but visual interest and curb appeal too. Planting trees and flowers around your home adds color and texture; landscaping lighting can highlight special features of your garden and home; shrubs and bushes can hide unsightly necessities, such as electrical meters and air conditioners. Your home's landscaping will only be as nice as the upkeep and maintenance you perform on it, so when planning your landscape design, keep in mind the care you'll have to give it to keep it looking good - proper maintenance includes watering, weeding, fertilizing and pruning.

How-Tos Tips and Techniques

• 10 Things You Must Know About Landscaping
  Don't forget to consider these 10 things when landscaping a yard. » More from DIY Network
• 10 Landscaping Mistakes To Avoid
  Putting your surroundings up using your own resources can be incredibly rewarding and at the same time frustrating. » More from DoItYourself.com
• Landscaping 101: Landscape Design Tips
  Each FAQ focuses on a different aspect of landscape design or yard care. » More from About.com
• The Myths that Lead to Common Landscaping Mistakes
  For all the information out there on creating, nurturing, and maintaining lawns and gardens, some myths continue to lead to common landscaping mistakes. » More from Service Magic
• Pruning Shrubs
  Horticulturist Maureen Gilmer explains how to properly maintain shrubs. » More from HGTV
• Home Landscaping 101
  The ideal landscape provides your family with recreation, privacy, and pleasure -- even as those needs change over time. » More from BHG
• Garden Makeover: Laying the Foundation
  When you dream of lush garden makeovers, only to wake up facing a barren yard, you may need to call in some expert help. » More from Martha Stewart
• The Basic Principles of Landscape Design
  Great landscaping lies in the eyes of its creator. So, while the principles of landscape design are great guidelines to follow, don't feel like they're the "have-to rules" of landscaping. » More from The Landscape Design Site
• Landscaping Tips and Ideas
  The first rule in landscaping is to draw a plan. » More from The Home&Family Network
• A Japanese Meditation Garden
  An Illinois woman's Japanese garden demonstrates how seemingly simple techniques and thoughtful design can help you relax and let go of stress. » More from Midwest Living
• Deck Landscaping Ideas
  One of the best ways to integrate your deck with the other elements in your landscape is with plants. » More from DIY Advice

Video How-Tos

Danny Lipford: How to Lay a Paver Patio Here are some tips for creating your own custom paver patio.	HomeTime.com: Concrete Paver Circle Here's a circle kit that can be integrated into almost any concrete paver project.
LandscapingVideos.com: Terraced Backyard Garden A fire pit, curved stone patios, outdoor kitchen and cooking area, flower beds and planting areas, and outdoor furniture sitting areas.	Midwest Living: Gardening Videos

Projects

• HGTV: How to Build a Pergola
• HomeTime.com: Landscaping
• BHG: Build a Raised Bed
• About.com: How To Lay a Flagstone Patio
• DIY Network: How To Transform a Driveway
• Less Lawn: Recipe for an Informal Patio
• DoItYourself.com: Guide to Starting a New Lawn
• DIY Advice: Setting a Herringbone on the Diagonal

Design Inspiration and Ideas

• HomeTime.com: Landscape Styles
• HomeTips.com: Landscaping Design
• Martha Stewart: Garden Tour: Tranquil Landscape
• LawnCare Directory: Landscaping Ideas
• LandscapeIdeas.com: Image Galleries
• Backyard Landscape Ideas
• BHG: Before-and-After Garden Makeovers
• DIY Advice: Planning Walls for Landscaping, Wind and Privacy
• DIY Network: Front Yard Landscaping Ideas

Savers

• Bob Vila: Landscaping for Increased Property Value
• This Old House: Reining in Water Use
• LoveToKnow Garden: Make Your Own Weed Killer
• Whole Living: Eco Lawn Care
• Budget Landscaping Ideas
• About.com: Money-Saving Tips for Landscaping and Frugal Living
• MSN Real Estate: 17 Ways to Landscape on the Cheap
• BHG: 12 Money-Saving Landscaping Tips

Finding Help

• BHG: Landscape, Decks and Fences, Working with Landscape Professionals, and
• The Garden Doctor
• Service Magic: Landscape, Deck and Fence Contractors and Checklist: Landscape Maintenance
• The Natural Handyman: Choosing a landscape contractor
• GardenWeb Forums
• HGTV Pro: Find a Contractor
• DoItYourself.com: Find a Contractor
• About.com: 10 Things to Consider Before You Hire a Contractor
• B4UBuild.com: How to Qualify a Contractor for Your Building Project