A couple wanted to build a house on a sloped lot in Washington State, but they didn’t want to cut into the hillside to lay a ...

A slope and a tuck-under garage pose an aesthetic challenge that’s easily solved with smart driveway landscaping ideas like this. Tall arborvitaes help tone down the house’s height.

The eyes go to the landscape, then the house. As a result ... the “frame” but also serves a practical purpose: it tames a slope that would be impossible to mow. Even if your lawn isn ...