Issue 01 · A landscape & garden field guide
Earthwork.
A landscape & garden field guide. 37 hubs, eight ideas a day, picked for the way real yards actually work.

Plate 01 · Field photography
The path doesn't have to be straight.
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Every project lands in one of 37 hubs. Pick a yard zone, a project type, or a climate — open the drawer and start saving.

The whole yard, considered
Landscaping ideas
126 guides

Curb appeal that holds up
Front yard landscaping
81 ideas

Water as the centerpiece
Backyard pool & pond
44 designs

Working with the grade
Sloped & hillside
37 plans

Quiet structure, year-round
Rock & stone landscaping
36 ideas

Bloom shifts, May through October
Flower beds & borders
27 layouts

An outdoor room people use
Backyard patio & pergola
26 builds

When 800 sq ft is the brief
Small backyard designs
26 plans

The bones of the yard
Trees & shrubs
26 picks

The side that faces the street
Privacy fence & hedge
25 ideas

Under $1,500 makeovers
Cheap & budget
23 ideas

The Friday-night backyard
Fire pit designs
22 designs

Yards that don't punish a missed weekend
Low maintenance
18 plans

Salt, sand, and the right palms
Florida & coastal
18 guides

The strip nobody plans for
Driveway landscaping
17 ideas

The yard that earns its water
Drought-tolerant & xeriscape
16 plans

The line that pulls the eye
Garden paths & walkways
14 layouts

The five-foot pass-through
Side yard & narrow spaces
14 ideas

Long, low rooflines
Ranch & mobile home
14 ideas

After the sun's gone
Lighting & string lights
12 setups

Where the patio actually starts
Pavers & hardscape
12 builds

Architectural lines, plant counterweight
Modern & contemporary
12 designs

Wood, composite, or concrete
Decks
10 builds

A weekend, a cooler, a friend
DIY projects
10 builds

The yard for the weekend
Wedding & events
10 layouts

The yard the kids actually use
Sports & play
8 layouts

Storage that earns its footprint
Sheds & outbuildings
6 designs

Built-in, weatherproof, used
Outdoor kitchen & bar
6 designs

Fairy, zen, tropical, and adjacent
Themed gardens
4 themes

The two square feet at the curb
Mailbox & curb appeal
4 ideas

Fabric, teak, time
Garden rooms & furniture
2 lookbooks

Cedar, steel, soil
Raised garden beds
2 builds

When the yard isn't blooming
Seasonal — winter & fall
4 guides

The layer under everything
Mulch & ground cover
2 guides

Loose, layered, intentional
Cottage & English garden
2 layouts

Yards the dog doesn't ruin
Pet & dog run
2 designs

Beds, beans, basil
Vegetable & edible garden
2 plans
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