The lavish pool, complete with swim-up bar, borders the patio of a master bedroom retreat. It’s a serene space, great for a morning cup of coffee or an evening view of the valley. Inside, a projector ...

“Did you see the Fountain of Youth?” I ask Jessica, the graduate student living with us. She is freshly back from a day trip to St. Augustine, Fla., our country’s oldest city and home to Ponce de Leon ...

Something I truly enjoy when strolling through any garden are surprises, simple unexpected treasures that catch my eye and bring a smile to my face. I come around a corner, or peer down a pathway, or ...

Ponce de Leon spent his life searching for the “fountain of youth.” Fortunately for us, we only have to search a local garden store to find that special fountain which will transform our own backyard ...

I am sitting in my yard, contemplating a patio. I wish I could say that I am sitting in my garden, but that would convey an undeserved image of order and beauty. A yard doesn’t become a garden ...