Courtyard gardens can be tailored so that however small your space, a purposeful, good-looking backyard can be the result. Ideally, they should combine elegance with low maintenance, too. Even the ...

Pulling together the design of a small urban courtyard garden is always a joy. First off it's a small project that feels do-able, doesn't take for ever to complete, and won't break the bank as the ...

JOHN PATRICK: Increasingly, gardeners are faced with courtyards with limited space and light, but these areas can be transformed as this garden in here shows - it's got wonderful inspiring ideas. It's ...

When it comes to designing a small garden, discipline is absolutely essential because every centimetre counts. And Phillip O'Malley, one of Australia's top garden designers, can give advice on just ...

For more than 20 years, gardeners attending events at the Center for Urban Horticulture have enjoyed the McVay Courtyard at the heart of the popular venue’s cluster of buildings. The courtyard offers ...

Thorough planning and following a few key principles are essential for making a small garden sing. One of the best ways to approach a small garden is to lean into its size, rather than trying make it ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sometimes when interviewing an architect, you have an "a-ha" moment – when they explain something that makes utter sense but is contrary ...

Members of the Kingston Garden Club braved the elements Saturday, Feb. 14, to meet and learn about courtyard gardens. Tom Strangfeld of East Harwich, a landscape designer, regaled the group with ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Courtyard homes existed as far back as 3,000 BC in India and China, in ancient Roman villas, and in traditional Mexican haciendas.

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico (AP) — Step off the dusty cobblestone streets and peek behind nondescript, weather-worn, faded, even grimy brick facades, and encounter the startlingly beautiful ...