For years, the Helotes homeowners felt there was a “disconnect” between their backyard pool and the rest of the yard. Because the lot sloped away from the house, the small seating area to the ...

A great first step to making use of your sloped backyard is to add some privacy features. If privacy is your key concern, you ...

Lavish New Braunfels pool and spa on terraced backyard bring Mediterranean to Lake Dunlap on a challenging, steeply sloped lot By Richard A. Marini , Staff writer Updated March 18, 2022 1:01 p.m.

Question: We moved to a new house in Castaic 27 years ago. There is a steep slope in back. It requires a combination of trees, bushes and ground cover to keep the soil in place. We have sprinklers … ...

If necessity is the mother of invention, then Jim Lacovara’s step-design pool is a case in point. Lacovara’s Rose Isle home didn’t come with a pool, and there were power lines stretching ...