What impressed me the most when I visited Gary Thompson’s garden in Meridian was his smart use of elevation. The shady space ...

Slopes change a gardener's perspective. No flat lawns and meandering paths, but inclines and declines on which it can be difficult to stand, dig or weed and where plant choices seem more precarious.

I am trying to control water run-off and erosion on a slope in my front yard next to the street. Is there a best plant and a best way to do this? W.W., Sand Springs The short answer is no. There are ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Carnegie Mellon University is known worldwide for its high-tech innovations. But, CMU is taking a step back in time in order to landscape an unsightly weed-covered hillside on ...