2 acre landscape design

This 2.5 acre homestead layout will give you the head start you need to begin farming your land and reaping the benefits of homegrown foods.

She loved her wooded yard—until it filled up like a lake with every downpour. Here's how one homeowner carved out a flowering paradise (and a swimming pool!) from the muck.

This 2 acre homestead layout shows seasoned gardeners and aspiring farmers how to arrange gardens, livestock, and more to become more self-sufficient.

Make the most of your 2 acre homestead with a well-planned layout. Learn how to optimize space for gardens, livestock, and self-sufficiency.

1 Acre Farm House Design: Simple, Beautiful, and Practical. Designing a 1-acre farmhouse can be an exciting journey. With a little planning

Last fall April and I wanted to start getting our hands dirty, mud caked fingernails, sweaty foreheads, outdoor punishment. We have always been a little green around the thumb with planting our flower gardens, but we wanted more. First step for me is always research.... Learn something everyday is my motto. I went to my most favorite location to start my research. What would the world do without this place? Every time April and I are like, "So...what do you want to do tonight?" It will…

Let’s talk about practical, tactical, and agricultural survival principles and details that pertain to developing land in a way that will facilitate agricultural productivity, sustainability, and security. Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. Prov. 24:27. Assessing the Land The Land First of all, we are likely to be constrained by property boundaries. Therefore, in selecting property, what are our priorities? Not everyone has…

Sharing the new front, back, and side yard landscaping designs along with a lighting plan! I've been hinting at it over the last few weeks, but this year, we got a professional landscaping plan done!

Waltraud Brogren of Stillwater takes her gardener skills and what nature offers—and improves on it.