Want a luxe yard without the price tag? For a designer look, add Japanese-style features, rustic touches, and even a focal point for socializing.

Gravel and rocks can be used to add color and texture to your landscaping, are usually affordable, and can often be laid as a DIY project, so you save even more money. These paths are extremely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a modern gravel backyard with cacti and a path Gravel hasn't always been a texture I've considered particularly modern for use in ...

Are the grass pathways in your garden looking worn? It's easy to renovate them by adding gravel, compost and grass seed. Grass-and-gravel paths have many advantages. They wear and look better than ...

LEONIE NORRINGTON: Gravel paths are a great idea in the tropics. They guide you round the garden, they stop your feet from getting muddy and they're fairly cheap to make. They also provide excellent ...

A path is a focal point that meanders through a landscape of focal points. It starts out as the main event, but quickly relinquishes its predominance to the beauty that lies to its right and to its ...

Backyard landscape with pergola and gravel garden - Rabbitti/Getty Images Let's face it. Backyards (and front ones) can be a lot of work. Between weeding, watering, fertilizing, and pruning, ...

There is perhaps no place where my upbringing and Marcia's are more different than the lawn. She grew up on a lawn-less 1 1/2-acre "ranch," where riding horses in the hills and going for long hikes ...

Spring has a way of spotlighting every flaw outside your front door, from patchy grass to tired containers, and those small ...

A path is a focal point that meanders through a landscape of focal points. It starts out as the main event, but quickly relinquishes its predominance to the beauty that lies to its right and to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pretty garden with a gravel path - Debove Sophie/Getty Images Gravel and rocks can be used to add color and texture to your ...