Curb Appeal

Spruce up your front or backyard in a jiffy by planting one of these sets of fast-growing evergreens.

Entice buyers and increase your home’s value by following these landscaping tips.

Fall decor for your yard and entryway doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg (or involve ghouls and skeletons).

A gravel driveway costs as little as $300 or as much as $60,000 for an extra-long driveway. The average cost for a 16- by 38-foot gravel driveway is $1,500.

The clock is ticking! Don’t let these idyllic, warm-weather days slip by without scheduling one or more of these seasonal home repair and renovation projects.

With today’s crop of attractive and DIY-friendly landscape edging, adding a decorative border to your landscape or separating beds and paths has never been easier.

From asphalt to brick, basalt to concrete, this is the stuff dream driveways are made of.

A new asphalt driveway is smooth to drive on and makes your home look better. The typical asphalt driveway costs $4,200 to $9,000, with a national average of $4,740.

You don’t need a professional landscaper or construction crew to make your house the envy of the block. Borrow inspiration from these colorful curb appeal ideas to infuse style and utility into your porch, patio, or garden with your own two hands and a humble can of paint.

Sure, house numbers make it easier for mail carriers to find the right address, or for guests to know they’ve reached their destination, but house numbers do so much more! When thoughtfully selected, they give the exterior of your house a certain flair, setting your home apart from the rest. It’s easier than ever to give your house numbers that personal touch, thanks to the Distinctions™ line of house numbers from The Hillman Group, which makes installation practically a snap. Guided by a template printed on the back of the packaging and the easy-to-follow instructions for mounting to an address plaque, home exterior, or other surface outdoors with easy drilling and the included studs, you can spend less time putting them up and more time and energy brainstorming fresh ways to display them outside your house. The abundance of options for weatherproof finishes, fonts, colors, and mounting styles (traditional flush mount or more modern floating) means that homeowners can assemble a set of these freestanding house numbers in the way that best complements the style of their house. Find inspiration for your own address plaque in these 10 wow-worthy designs, and then put Distinctions™ house numbers to work beautifying your home.This content has been brought to you by Hillman Group. Its facts and opinions are those of BobVila.com.