58th Street resident Sharon Drayton said that since the planter box benches were installed, she feels like there’s more community on her block. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY ...

For do-it-yourselfers everywhere, warm weather means projects. As life moves outdoors, it’s time to get those al fresco living areas ready for long afternoons and warm evenings — and this versatile ...

It looks like the wooden planter boxes and benches installed by a community group in San Diego's Encanto neighborhood will come down unless the group can get a city permit and raise thousands of ...

Garden seating eats space, planters need care, and the budget rarely stretches to both. You want a spot to perch with a book and a place to grow thyme, lavender, maybe a tomato vine. Shops sell the ...