Despite often being overlooked, decorative gravel is a truly versatile material that’s worth incorporating into your next ...

Designers say you can do a number of things to dress up a pea gravel path ...

Sept. 11, was a perfect day to start our meetings back after a long summer break. Sylvia Murphey’s sunlit home provided a ...

When a house sinks, it can be caused by a variety of factors. It's important to understand the science behind them.

The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue (LCFR) is giving out tips on how to prevent fires that start in landscaping after the ...

About eight Noon Optimist Club members volunteered around 20 total hours to clean up Optimist Park on the city's southeast ...

Advantages of the mineral mulches (stone, pea gravel, etc.) over the organic materials (bark, pine straw, etc.) include their ...

Spontaneous combustion of potting soil is blamed in a Saturday night fire that caused an estimated $1.7 million in damage to ...

“Spontaneous combustion can happen when a decomposing, organic material, such as mulch or potting soil, generates enough heat ...

For our 7th annual REAL SIMPLE Home, we worked with a dream team to revamp a historic brownstone—and preserve all its charm.

Tim and Jennifer Dumore decided to take a different approach. They grow plenty of flowers, but what makes their garden design ...