New England gardens are often known for their beautifully structured landscapes, thanks to a little-known design trick you can try in your backyard too.

The New England Botanic Garden in Boylston is giving Massachusetts residents an opportunity to get a little taste of spring in the winter. From Saturday, Feb. 10, until Sunday, March 17, the garden ...

Of all the design arts, those dealing with elaborate gardens are the most ephemeral -- dependent as they are on the changing seasons and the boom-and-bust cycles of the economy. From the Colonial era ...

When, in the early years of this century, the Duchess of Northumberland spent, it is widely believed, $54 million on the restoration and development of the walled garden at Alnwick Castle in ...

“Falls of sky-colour,” Gerard Manley Hopkins called them. “Smoke-blue as an autumn bonfire” was Vita Sackville-West’s apt description. In English woodlands, bluebells flower early in spring, as light ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From their saltbox shapes to their odd yet practical diagonal windows, there is a lot to love about old New England homes, ...