The Journal
Journal
Ideas, process, and inspiration for designing a yard you will love to live in.
Low-Maintenance Landscaping Ideas for Florida Yards
Ten practical ways to design a Florida yard that needs a few hours a month, not every weekend.
Front Yard Landscaping Ideas for Florida Homes: 12 Ideas That Work
Twelve front yard landscaping ideas for Florida homes, from wider walks and layered beds to plant choices, lighting and HOA rules.
How to Get a Landscape Design Plan Online: The Complete 2026 Guide
What a real landscape design plan includes, how online design works, what it costs, and how Florida conditions change the answers.
Small Backyard Landscaping Ideas for a Luxury Florida Home
Small backyard landscaping ideas for luxury Florida homes, from zoning and vertical planting to plunge pools, privacy screening, lighting, and plants sized...
Sloped Backyard Landscaping Ideas That Create Usable Space
How to turn a sloped backyard into level, usable outdoor rooms with terraces, retaining walls, steps, and patios, plus drainage, Florida plant...
Landscape Ideas for a Small Sloped Front Yard in Florida
Practical landscape ideas for small sloped and hillside front yards in Florida, from terraces and low retaining walls to steps, drainage, and...
Landscape Design Trends for Luxury Florida Homes
The landscape design trends worth adopting on a luxury Florida property, grounded in the latest Houzz outdoor survey and UF/IFAS research. From...
Landscape Architect vs Landscape Designer: Who Do You Need?
How landscape architects, landscape designers, and landscapers differ in training, licensing, and scope, what Florida law allows each to do, and how...
How Much Does Landscape Design Cost?
An honest breakdown of landscape design cost: typical national ranges, flat fee vs hourly vs percentage pricing, what drives the price, and...
Florida Friendly Landscaping for Luxury South Florida Homes
How Florida friendly landscaping works for high-end South Florida homes, covering the nine UF/IFAS principles, a native and low-maintenance plant palette, HOA...
Garden Pathway Ideas: Materials, Widths, and Layout
A guide to garden pathway ideas for Florida yards, covering path materials, comfortable widths, natural layouts, edging, drainage, groundcovers between stones, and...
Side Yard Landscape Ideas for Narrow Florida Spaces
How to turn a narrow side yard into a usable garden walk, with privacy, shade-tolerant South Florida plants, screened equipment, proper drainage,...